EVE General Discussion

I find it rather strange that people - Americans in particular ironically - often attack freedom of speech as though its an entitlement or "right" (enshrined in the constitution it is yes but that point is moot here). Or that the internet isn't a "democracy" as though that means something.

Its actually got nothing to do with ones "rights", "privileges", "entitlements" or even "democracy".

What it DOES have to do with is how effective an individual's or group's decision making is. One cannot make effective decisions if he/she is lacking information obtained through reasoned and yes, often heated discussion. This means we have to be big boys and girls and not get so emotionally reactive when someone challenges you on an issue or says something you don't agree with or like or says something you think is mean about your video. If you shut down the discourse right then and there because you deem it "offensive" or "wrong", you are obstructing the flow of information and actually doing yourself a great disservice.

So go ahead, shut down discussion, debate and argument that you don't like but you will never get anywhere in solving problems and will become stuck and left behind with your narrow minded opinions and objections, projecting your fear of what an opponent is saying onto them when they are attempting nothing of the sort. For example "I think all firearms should be stored in an approved gun safe" becomes in your crazy little head "HE WANTS TO BAN ALL GUNS!".

Allow people to challenge you and respond to them with your own reasoned arguments in good faith on the other hand and you will find that your positions are less fixed, you are more open minded and have MUCH more success at understanding the nature of issues and problems that come up in every sphere of life.

Talladar in this instance is to all intents and purposes, a journalist describing his view of events and issues of his choosing. Do not expect to do that without someone disagreeing or challenging you at some point.

You dont get to shout out your views and opinions then effectively run screaming off the podium with your hands over your ears yelling "LA LA LA LA LA". Grow a pair and man up.

After some searching i found that CCP does not pay people to make videos to my knowledge, they do however run competitions with substantial prizes for such videos. A long bow to draw for sure, still an interesting point though.

I said that his comment at the end of the video that "new players can get into this action quickly" is misleading as the content depicted in his clip is top tier game play performed by rather exclusive alliances. He countered by saying that he was the leader of pandemic horde and linked the kill boards of various new players within his corp to show that they were indeed getting "into the action" as it were. Along with saying I was stupid.

I think it's fairly obvious at this point that the OP has accepted money or rewards from Chris Roberts to try and discredit EVE

Well, this all back fired in a way the OP didn't anticipate

People like the OP are the reason why I use the "No Youtube comments 0.2.4.1" and avoid all the dreck whos posted in the YT Comments.
Enjoy your YT Videos without the smell of butthurt and a daily salt and tears overload.
Simple, easy, win win.
You can do it too!

I find it rather strange that people - Americans in particular ironically - often attack freedom of speech as though its an entitlement or "right" (enshrined in the constitution it is yes but that point is moot here). Or that the internet isn't a "democracy" as though that means something.

Keep the RL politics out of this hey?