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How do we deal with some of the realities of our sport?
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 888367" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>Relative to this debate, I am on the side of showing the unvarnished truth. To fail to do so is to deprive us all of opportunities to study, learn, and better ourselves.</p><p> </p><p> The caveat to that is to be mindful of the audience. As someone else pointed out, a much broader array of material would be appropriate for those of us here vs a broader, less informed audience on Facebook.</p><p> </p><p> I would also add that I believe it is fundamentally important to go with your gut instincts whether you are deciding to post something or not, just like when you are making the decision to draw down and squeeze the trigger or not.</p><p> </p><p> When we, as individuals, make decisions on what to post and what not to post, we should hold ourselves accountable for our words and deeds and should not take it personally when someone else does the same (easier said/written than done). Spirited debates are themselves useful and educational, provided that the focus is on the facts rather than the people involved. Disagreement does not constitute disrespect.</p><p> </p><p> When it comes to debates, the most instructive part of a debate is not WHAT a person believes, but WHY they believe it. To properly draw that out often requires a heated crucible of passionate, adversarial discussion. Those who are too conflict averse to handle such adult pursuits would be best served to seek another hobby or another forum.</p><p> </p><p> I can think of several HEATED debates that I have followed on this site where I learned a lot. I am grateful to the participants in those debates for putting their thoughts and egos out in the open and subjecting themselves to slings and arrows in doing so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 888367, member: 22069"] Relative to this debate, I am on the side of showing the unvarnished truth. To fail to do so is to deprive us all of opportunities to study, learn, and better ourselves. The caveat to that is to be mindful of the audience. As someone else pointed out, a much broader array of material would be appropriate for those of us here vs a broader, less informed audience on Facebook. I would also add that I believe it is fundamentally important to go with your gut instincts whether you are deciding to post something or not, just like when you are making the decision to draw down and squeeze the trigger or not. When we, as individuals, make decisions on what to post and what not to post, we should hold ourselves accountable for our words and deeds and should not take it personally when someone else does the same (easier said/written than done). Spirited debates are themselves useful and educational, provided that the focus is on the facts rather than the people involved. Disagreement does not constitute disrespect. When it comes to debates, the most instructive part of a debate is not WHAT a person believes, but WHY they believe it. To properly draw that out often requires a heated crucible of passionate, adversarial discussion. Those who are too conflict averse to handle such adult pursuits would be best served to seek another hobby or another forum. I can think of several HEATED debates that I have followed on this site where I learned a lot. I am grateful to the participants in those debates for putting their thoughts and egos out in the open and subjecting themselves to slings and arrows in doing so. [/QUOTE]
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