emptywheel

Peter is really moving into grumpy old man territory, I'm sad to say. Don't bother replying. It is only going to anger up his blood and make grumble. Just smile and nod and he'll fall asleep on the couch.

Yea, Peter You're right. It is kinda cheap to say this stuff. But I honestly respect you and your opinions a lot. No fooling. I just feel like half the time I see you tweet these days there is an unproductive, embittered take on stuff. That's not ad hominem. 1/X

That is an honest appraisal. The stuff you've written in the last few days on the FLA massacre, the students and the gun debate, for example. None of that is helpful or insightful. It's just you complaining that the kids are gonna get used as pawns and that 2/X

nothing is gonna change. It helps to point out the way the media cycle can eat up stories like this and it helps to be skeptical of the cause du jour. But damn, the stuff coming from your Twitter feed just seems to celebrate the fact that you think this will fail and change 3/X

OK, fair enough. I am not looking to just click on stuff. I want real change. And I try to follow/read folks I disagree with. I'm not gonna spend my evening looking for examples of stuff you've said that I feel is bitter/unproductive. But if I see something going forward I'll