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No one is asking you to be naive and all-accepting. Simply to not be dismissive.


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There's no need to be that dismissive and rude.

It’s certainly not stopping people from being incredibly naive.

There’s no need to be condescending.

There is no need to be so condescending.

No one is telling you to be outraged about it.

And just because you are being dismissive doesn't make it false.

There's no need to be rude or accusatory.

There's no need to be condescending.

There's nothing wrong with telling someone that they're wrong.

No-one's doing any pretending. Your morality may differ from other people's, but that doesn't mean theirs is insincere.

There is nothing wrong with admitting it.

Let's not try and tell others what is OK and not OK to feel.

You can make your same point without being dismissive.

No need to get all reactive.

No need to be patronizing.

There is no misunderstanding. You're not talking about a requirement.

Accepting and ignoring doesn't lock you into anything.

No one (in this thread at least) is suggesting that information shouldn’t be available to people who are seeking it.

Being wary doesn’t mean the person is wrong.
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