Things I'm thinking about and a question

[feuervogel]

Pursuant to a discussion I was told I'm not allowed to have in comments on someone else's facebook post because I'm "imposing my opinions in [their] space" and I "must" pursue it in my own space (see question below), I'm thinking about writing a post about the gross assumptions of economic and able-bodied privilege in the slow food movement. And, yes, for fuck's sake, I want fucking comments on it; it's not a fucking imposition to discuss something.

Also thinking about organizing all my ho-shit and planning stuff for Operation: Move to Berlin in a single post for future reference, rather than having a bunch of random shit bookmarked (or not bookmarked at all, leaving me to try to remember which terms I put in google to get the link I'm looking for).

Question: Is it "imposing your opinions in someone else's space" to comment disagreeing with an article they linked to, or a post they wrote? Is one obligated to comment on one's own facebook or LJ, rather than use the fucking convenient "comment here" button?

I have always believed that it is passive-aggressive sniping to, for example, write a post for the sole purpose of disagreeing with someone, even if you don't say "Person X says blah." You can twist their words, especially if you don't link back (because that person's journal is f-locked, or because 95% of your friends aren't friends with them on facebook, or whatever). If you sit back and don't engage someone directly, but passive-aggressively snipe them through posts similar to my first paragraph*, that's just not cool.

Aside from that, it results in a very disjointed "conversation," which some of the people who read LJ A but not LJ B (and both are locked) cannot participate in.

*which I did on purpose

Comments

[feuervogel]

I don't have an issue with bloggers saying "hey, you can disagree, but if you're an asshole about it, you're done."

This person apparently feels so strongly that commenting to discuss a post is "imposing their beliefs" that she won't even comment on someone else's post, even if that post was spawned by a conversation I had with her. It's really frustrating.

Also frustrating that I can't give further context, because I don't believe in putting email up on blogs.

I'm also considering writing a post about how much pseudoscience and misinformation there is in the raw/slow/etc food movement, because god damn.

[ranyart]

I showed you the link to the brunch place with gemstone-tonic-infused drinks, right? (http://www.source-sf.com/) Goddamn those stuffed pancakes were good, but the menu copy and signage around the restaurant was ridiculous. Also... doesn't every restaurant provide multiple dimensions of dining? I couldn't eat a two-dimensional dinner.

[feuervogel]

Oh god, yes. You probably remember my live-tweeting of reading the "about" section at Triangle Raw Foods. Oh god the bullshit, it burns.