Do You Avoid Certain Topics?

@madcrochetlab When I was new to Mylot I used to wonder why people seemed to avoid these kinds of topics. Now I know why.

@Angel_15 Yes - there are just some topics that people get very passionate about I think and they can tend to get very heated, rather than discussed in a calm and polite manner. So it's sometimes easier and best to avoid. Oh, if only we could all be perfect, right? :) LOL

I'm sorry to hear that the discussions made you some enemies. I think that is probably one of the biggest reasons people DO avoid certain topics.

Thanks for responding! I totally understand about the technology - I am certainly no pro in that department either but will read articles to learn more without engaging in the discussions. And I know what you mean about politics. I'd rather keep my online interactions fun and humorous so I enjoy it more. :)

@madcrochetlab Thanks.I'll be glad if your posts enable me to take interest in technology.

@else34 I hope so! I like fun technology so if I learn fun things, I'm more than happy to share here. :)

Totally understandable. :) Thanks for chiming in.

Understood. I'm the same. It's too difficult to have calm interchanges about some of those things.

Those are definitely some that people get way too passionate about for me. :)

Yes, I am with you on that. It can get too heated and people so passionate about it that they do not realize how they are coming across. :)

@Ruby3881 Haha! My mind was blown just reading that! I totally agree with and relate to that people tend to own a belief system that was taught to them from the cradle. This is why I am not what is considered patriotic and I don't understand people who are proud of things they were born into and not earned or chosen - like financial status, race, religions, etc. I often think I'm happy to live where I do but if I were born elsewhere, I'd probably love that place just as much because it is what I've known. Thanks for adding great thoughts here. :)

@madcrochetlab Actually, I'm not at all opposed to the heat! In fact I quite like to have a rousing debate. What I dislike is discussing topics with people who can only see their own (often restrictive) viewpoint. This often happens when a person has been raised in a very homogeneous society where most people follow the same social customs and share a common religion or political bent. I have great fun discussing and even debating both politics and religion (not to mention ethics, relationships, sexuality, etc.) with people who are able to share their viewpoint, while accepting that others are possible. I am decidedly left-wing and lean towards democratic socialism in my politics, more than anything. I am also non-Abrahamic in my religious beliefs, with a good degree of empathy for atheists and agnostics. A lot of people really can't wrap their minds around this. To them, most of my values and beliefs are either just outright sinful or illogical. Not judging, just saying that some folks simply have been taught from the cradle that any view as divergent as mine is deviant and harmful. So they tend to dismiss it, rather than being able to consider it. So if I'm going to discuss sensitive topics, I choose carefully the people with whom I will engage.

I agree and that is why I try to entertain and have fun online. There is enough negativity in the world without me adding to it. :)

Good reasons. I guess if something made you uncomfortable, that is a great reason not to start or join a topic. Thanks for joining THIS one though! :)

Yes, I know what you mean! I recently left a site because it was all drama, all the time even though some of the people on the site claim there is no drama there. It was like watching a soap opera on television and I couldn't stand it anymore.