Why not wait and come up with a better analogy that's more on-scale with what we're talking about?
Because I'd rather exaggerate (and get flamed), and spend six months contemplating how that went wrong, and eventually (maybe) come up with the "right" analogy, than not make the post, and have it get lost in the collection of thousands of ideas-I-did-not-post. I posted it so I wouldn't lose it.
I admit, I could've posted it privately. Or f'locked it. (Which would've felt dishonest, somehow, but that's a different bit of meta.)
But I am devoted to the art of flamewar as a communication technique--of overstating the case to find what the real core issues are. Of finding out how an argument flies with random strangers, not just with friends who have enough history and background to read motivations into it that aren't apparent in the post itself.
FWIW, what I've gotten out of this so far:
1) The analogy is too extreme. 2) No, really, the analogy is way too extreme to be useful. Change it. 3) Some people find some use in it anyway. 4) They are crazy. It is too extreme. 5) Some people, while finding it too extreme, acknowledge some of the points. 6) People will be judging the OTW based on my actions if I mention them. Possibly even if I don't mention them, since I've been pretty active in OTW discussions. 7) Many people are offended at the idea of comparing artistic drives to sexual identity--or at least, they are offended when "artistic drive" is phrased as "desire to fanfic."
And probably some other bits that haven't sorted themselves into list-able points yet.
Haven't decided what to make of all that, really. But I am paying attention.
What do you think would've happened if I f'locked the post? Only my friends would've commented... and they certainly didn't say "dayam, girl, you have stepped way the fuck over the line with this one; get yerself a big dose of STFU and never say anything this stupid again." A couple of them told me it was "a stretch"--but neither of those are fanficcers, and one is fairly anti-fanfic.
I post publicly because I want feedback, even if that feedback is flames.
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Because I'd rather exaggerate (and get flamed), and spend six months contemplating how that went wrong, and eventually (maybe) come up with the "right" analogy, than not make the post, and have it get lost in the collection of thousands of ideas-I-did-not-post. I posted it so I wouldn't lose it.
I admit, I could've posted it privately. Or f'locked it. (Which would've felt dishonest, somehow, but that's a different bit of meta.)
But I am devoted to the art of flamewar as a communication technique--of overstating the case to find what the real core issues are. Of finding out how an argument flies with random strangers, not just with friends who have enough history and background to read motivations into it that aren't apparent in the post itself.
FWIW, what I've gotten out of this so far:
1) The analogy is too extreme.
2) No, really, the analogy is way too extreme to be useful. Change it.
3) Some people find some use in it anyway.
4) They are crazy. It is too extreme.
5) Some people, while finding it too extreme, acknowledge some of the points.
6) People will be judging the OTW based on my actions if I mention them. Possibly even if I don't mention them, since I've been pretty active in OTW discussions.
7) Many people are offended at the idea of comparing artistic drives to sexual identity--or at least, they are offended when "artistic drive" is phrased as "desire to fanfic."
And probably some other bits that haven't sorted themselves into list-able points yet.
Haven't decided what to make of all that, really. But I am paying attention.
What do you think would've happened if I f'locked the post? Only my friends would've commented... and they certainly didn't say "dayam, girl, you have stepped way the fuck over the line with this one; get yerself a big dose of STFU and never say anything this stupid again." A couple of them told me it was "a stretch"--but neither of those are fanficcers, and one is fairly anti-fanfic.
I post publicly because I want feedback, even if that feedback is flames.