Could New Chairman Signal New Direction?

[koalayummies]

1 hour ago, Aanchir said:

The sort of posts I'm so prone to making take a long time and I often end up posting them only to realize it hasn't felt worth all the time, effort, and emotional energy I put into them.

I think your contributions over the years to the wide range of discussions here are appreciated a lot more than you realize. Easily one of the most respected voices here. Don't stay away from us too much if you can.

[Driver Brandon Grumman]

@Aanchir Koalayummies is correct! But try not to disagree with people or get into disagreements too much on here. As you have seen recently....it could be detrimental. 

Edited March 14, 2020 by Brandon Pea

[Toastie]

On 3/13/2020 at 3:58 AM, Brandon Pea said:

But try not to disagree with people or get into disagreements too much on here

Huh???

So how does this work: Try not to disagree? Somebody says something, which I absolutely do not agree on. For example: "Blue is yellow". Then I write: "Your are wrong: Blue is not yellow - that is rubbish". What do you feel is wrong here? The "Your are wrong", the "Blue is not yellow", or the "that is rubbish" bit? I sure hope you mean the first and last bits, right? These are rude. The one in the center is true though ...

Example 2: I am saying "I like Friends, because they have beautiful colors and don't shoot all the time at each other, in contrast". Someone replies: "Crap! Those colors are for girls and shooting each other is cool - it's only a game play". Well. You know, I definitely will disagree and get into disagreements here. For the long run.

Example 3: Someone asks: "What do you think will happen to TLC, when a  virus attack hits Billund". Someone else replies "Nothing". Another: "The end of the world comes close". Well, I don't think so. Should I not disagree? I certainly will.

I hope you mean something else: Don't be rude. Don't tell people they are wrong. Or not getting it. I hope this is what you have in mind.

Disagreeing is the most powerful route to entirely new ideas. New ways of looking at something. Learning. But disagreeing on an educated level. Maybe as in: "Hmm. I have another opinion that I like to share. No offense here but I don't agree with what you said." In most cases agreeing on everything said results in something with no drive anymore. I leave out all that other rather political stuff.

And finally: For "I like City" there is no "What?". The "like" part is >individual<. Things change a bit already when someone says "I like City, because ..." as now apparently some logic meets feelings. And it gets worse when it comes to "I like Technic because it is the most advanced and most successful theme in this spiral arm of the galaxy we live in". Disagreement is programmed into that statement almost by definition.

So my take is: Be polite in your answers. But even more so: Don't provoke with your questions or statements. Everyone here on EB and everywhere else has an opinion. Voiced apparently clearly, logically, and yes provocative. I believe it is called "real life".

All the best
Thorsten         

 

[Driver Brandon Grumman]

@Toastie Uh...I was just joking. Given what happened on the "Why is Lego so hesitant about bringing back classic themes?" post....I felt it was just fitting. 

 

[Toastie]

@Brandon PeaAnd you know what: I knew that. It was much more in conjunction with what @Aanchir basically said about "time and effort" - and ... uhmm ... "result?" I bet I am wrong here but just from the deepness of her thoughts and very, very carefully balanced replies, I am just guessing.

I liked the way you were addressing her - the "what up" phrase: Back in Irvine/CA it took me quite some time, to comprehend what that meant, when Ruben, one of my (American) graduate students back then - making more money that I ever can dream of (less money but SOE is nice though!) - showed up in my office and said: Whaddup man? I liked it really - just from the tone. It sounded cool. And at the same time, Matt showed up (he was seriously surfing in Newport Beach) - "Surf's up, dude" ... man. The good ol'days ... we did some really nice laser ionization wavelength scans later - and played foosball because these scans took forever ... foosball in the lab that is - they asked me, we got one ... good times. I am now back in Germany for 19 years - but there are - for sure - two very nice tournament-quality foosball tables in two labs ... I frequently visit.  

And only in this particular regard - taking into consideration what her reply was about effort and time - I thought it would be OK to ... challenge you. In a way that we both keep our face - in contrast to the thread that you very correctly pointed to!

You know, I like this forum. I like all of you guys. I like the whole shoo bang.

All the best and have a nice weekend!

Thorsten