I think sometimes people read into things to easily as well. There are times when, myself included, people want to think they are smarter than the source and will read into things that are written or said and interpret them their own ways. Only the speaker or writer knows for sure what the intent of the statements was, yet outsiders believe that they can get the better of it by reading it a truly different way than it was intended. I'm all for creative criticism, but few people realize the line or know how to phrase their comments accordingly so as to not come off as ignorant or apathetic. I do like to listen to responses however as it tells a great deal about people, just from listening to how they react to something that was said or written. Everyone is complex in their own manner. Some things may not make sense to everyone, whether they want to believe it or not. The only error lies when someone tries to make something out of nothing - taking someone else’s words into their head and spitting out complete garbage as their interpretation of it. It sounds harsh but it’s the truth.
Another interesting thing is conversing with uneducated people. I like to consider myself well educated and I think I know a lot about many different things. I will never get involved in a conversation where I'm unsure of the topic or am not prepared to back up my views. However when the conversation pertains to something I feel strongly about, I'm all for an argument. Certain people refrain from these standards and attempt to get involved in conversations unknowing of the topic and get them stuck and look stupid in their words. I think it makes me smarter knowing to stay out of the conversation rather than try to talk my way through something I know nothing about. .
What's worse - Ignorance or Apathy?. .. . I don't know, and I don't care ......
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