I wonder who gets the cents.
By marguicha
@marguicha (222974)
Chile
July 21, 2024 10:51am CST
I have posted here about some subjects that turn into fights between a couple of mylotters.
Lately this happens with politics as years ago it happened with posts about genre.
And I wonder if those fight that I just read as I would go and watch a ping pong match mean any tenth of a cent for me. After all, I started the subject.
We are a funny species.
I can´t imagine us fighting over how much pepper to add to a recipe. Yet a recipe will mean that we will eat one way or another.
Politics, religion and the like though will not mean much in our day to day lives. Yet we are passionate about it.
Years ago I read in a book that at one time that a paper wrote in its first page about Napoleon had escaped from the Elba island. And on a tiny note inside it was written that a certain Mr. Faraday was going to give a conference on electricity.
Now I wonder, who was more important, Napoleon or Faraday? What is more important, an election or a recipe for a pasta sauce?
I can´t imagine us fighting over how much pepper to add to a recipe. Yet a recipe will mean that we will eat one way or another.
Politics, religion and the like though will not mean much in our day to day lives. Yet we are passionate about it.
Years ago I read in a book that at one time that a paper wrote in its first page about Napoleon had escaped from the Elba island. And on a tiny note inside it was written that a certain Mr. Faraday was going to give a conference on electricity.
Now I wonder, who was more important, Napoleon or Faraday? What is more important, an election or a recipe for a pasta sauce?12 people like this
11 responses
@NJChicaa (119608)
• United States
21 Jul
@porwest Same. I never need someone to agree with me about politics. I enjoy the discussion and bouncing ideas off of each other.
I don't get angry or take it personally. I would happily discuss things with my dad because he was smart and was civil even if he did have a red MAGA hat. My mother however is the exact opposite. She is nasty and gets personal if you don't agree with her OANN and Newsmax talking points. She kept trying to draw me in a couple of weeks ago when we were out to breakfast. I understand and respect that her views are the polar opposite of mine. I just choose not to be the target of her nastiness. Like can we just enjoy our French toast and coffee and discuss the weather? 
My mother however is the exact opposite. She is nasty and gets personal if you don't agree with her OANN and Newsmax talking points. She kept trying to draw me in a couple of weeks ago when we were out to breakfast. I understand and respect that her views are the polar opposite of mine. I just choose not to be the target of her nastiness. Like can we just enjoy our French toast and coffee and discuss the weather? 2 people like this
@wolfgirl569 (106192)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Jul
None of it is worth losing friendships over
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
22 Jul
Exactly. But I do think that with real friends you can argue if you do it with respect.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
29 Jul
@akalinus I lost friends over politics during Pinochet in my country.
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
28 Jul
I have lost friends over politics. It is painful but it was their choice. They can't stand up under pressure so they unfriend or block you for the most trivial reasons. It is not worth going to Facebook jail for. The censorship online is unreal.
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@GardenGerty (160663)
• United States
22 Jul
If you start the discussion, you should get some of the cents, I would hope. Maybe the others will get some "sense" as well.
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@RasmaSandra (79833)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jul
Personally I like to keep out of politics. I read and learn but won't get into any discussions, I guess logically an election is much more important than pasta sauce but I would rather read about the pasta sauce,
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
22 Jul
I talk about politics at home with my friends. But it is not easy to talk about the politics in another country.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
22 Jul
I try not to talk about religion unless I feel that they are offending someone
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@MarieCoyle (37442)
•
27 Jul
I had some thoughts on these disagreements earlier. Started thinking, why? We all definitely have our passions in life that we like to talk about. But it hit me hard that so many are trying to actually change someone's mind about the political preferences they have, or who to support, who to vote for, etc. But you know as well as I do, no one, and I believe this, ever changes their mind about things like that just because someone tried to sway them in the other direction on any type of social media. It can cause so many hurt feelings and lost friendships. It's just not worth it.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
27 Jul
I am quite angry when someone rings my bell to talk to me about the Bible or to sell me a brand or perfume. In both situations, I know what I want and if I want to look for something else, I will do it when I want to. I confess that I have a fake sentence that is not rude. But inside, I´d like to be left alone.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
27 Jul
@MarieCoyle In my country, they even put machines in phone calls in times of elections. I live alone and sometimes I just run for the phone without thinking.
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@MarieCoyle (37442)
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27 Jul
@marguicha
People do not seem to realize they are not going to convert someone to their faith with social media posts, either. After all, what we believe is our own affair, not anyone else's.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
21 Jul
I don't get into many back-and-forth exchanges of ideas here. Maybe that's why I don't get to see very many pennies. Not that I don't have strong opinions on things.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
22 Jul
@koopharper I even worry about translating words. Sometimes you don´t mean to be rude but in another language it sounds awful.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
21 Jul
I have more heated discusions with my best friends offline. Here I don´t really know the culture in other countries.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
21 Jul
@marguicha That's probably wise. I've seen people really get upset online.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
22 Jul
I have heard of that. I would not rinse them, by the way. They would get cold. But I do add some oil.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
27 Jul
@akalinus Everywhere people tend to fight over the most trivial things.
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
22 Jul
@marguicha The good ladies would fight about that. I just stayed out of it.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
21 Jul
I agree with you about mother Earth. Although sometimes it behaves like a stepmother.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
22 Jul
I refuse to debate politics and religion. The other people always seem to get angry...I don't. Have a good week.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
27 Jul
@LindaOHio I use that policy when I lend money too. I only lend money to people I love so much that I don´t care if they can´t return it.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
27 Jul
I try not to talk about that unless it is with people that are very close friends.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
27 Jul
@marguicha That's a good policy to follow.
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@porwest (90717)
• United States
21 Jul
From my understanding, and don't take my word on this, if you start a discussion and a couple of myLotters start going back and forth, while you do not earn what you would earn if you were engaged in that conversation, you still earn SOMETHING for that back and forth.
Again, don't take my word for it. Either way, it is still engagement and interaction that happened on your discussion and therefore, you are paid a little something for contributing to that. Perhaps GAA could be more clear about what really happens, but at the same time they don't like to discuss much in the way of the details of how we are paid here. Rightly and smartly so, by the way.
But I do think you still earn. Just not as much.
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@marguicha (222974)
• Chile
21 Jul
So, just in case that you are right, go on telling Janet what you want.
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
28 Jul
@sabtraversa Along the way, I heard that you get a little more pay if you answer a discussion first. I don't know how much but a little. Also, comments are worth more than likes or views but it all works together. Longer comments with information or opinions are better than short comments with no point.
I also got tips from people I met on myLot who were willing to help me navigate on the site.
The most valuable thing is getting to know people and their thoughts. I might not always agree but some don't agree with me either. I met some lovely people here.
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@porwest (90717)
• United States
29 Jul
@sabtraversa Controversy has a way of sort of boosting responses and extending conversations...so, yes. Definitely some truth there. lol
