This response gives me the impression you are more focused on defending or justifying what you did, than considering what you might be able to do better.
It’s true that some people might be able to make a logical inference about that. I’m telling you it wasn’t clear to me, and that your framing statement in your comment was much better. (I don’t want to belabor the point, but I suspect the cognitive dissonance caused by the other issues I mentioned likely made that inference more difficult.)
I’m not pointing this out because I like being critical. I am telling you to help you, because I would appreciate someone doing the same for me. I even generalized the principle for you so you can apply it in the future. You are welcome to disagree with that, but I hope you at least give it thoughtful consideration first.
I think you’re doing the thing you’re accusing me of — at the same time to the extent that your comments are in the spirit of collaborative rationality I appreciate them!
Sorry if this wasn’t clear, I stated:
and in the next line:
This response gives me the impression you are more focused on defending or justifying what you did, than considering what you might be able to do better.
It’s true that some people might be able to make a logical inference about that. I’m telling you it wasn’t clear to me, and that your framing statement in your comment was much better. (I don’t want to belabor the point, but I suspect the cognitive dissonance caused by the other issues I mentioned likely made that inference more difficult.)
I’m not pointing this out because I like being critical. I am telling you to help you, because I would appreciate someone doing the same for me. I even generalized the principle for you so you can apply it in the future. You are welcome to disagree with that, but I hope you at least give it thoughtful consideration first.
I think you’re doing the thing you’re accusing me of — at the same time to the extent that your comments are in the spirit of collaborative rationality I appreciate them!