It’s not an appeal, it’s an honest question. Aren’t we both claiming that our personal experience backs up our principles? If you’re saying that there’s a difference between the two cases, can you explain what that difference is? I’m genuinely trying to understand.
I’m relieved that we’re back on the same page. I do try to avoid the kind of implication you were responding to, for exactly this reason; it’s difficult, but I’ll continue trying.
Part of the difference is that you are a different gender from pwno. Your experience may support your advice for women, but it doesn’t give much evidence of its effectiveness for men.
Another difference is that pwno seems like he hangs out with more mainstream and gender-typical people, while your profile suggests that you hang out with alternative and gender-atypical people (based on your comments about disliking gender stereotypes). Your experiences in the minority gender-atypical taxon of 10-15% of the population may not generalize well to the majority taxon of gender-typical people. Anecdotal evidence from pwno and Vladimir_M may generalize better.
Assuming that you’re using info from my OKC profile to place me in that taxon, it bears noting that a lot of women who place near me on the Kinsey scale probably identify as straight. I don’t think I’m quite as unusual as you think I am, but the point is still valid.
It’s not an appeal, it’s an honest question. Aren’t we both claiming that our personal experience backs up our principles? If you’re saying that there’s a difference between the two cases, can you explain what that difference is? I’m genuinely trying to understand.
Agreed, interpreted this way it’s a good argument. I answered the literal and perhaps unintended interpretation.
I’m relieved that we’re back on the same page. I do try to avoid the kind of implication you were responding to, for exactly this reason; it’s difficult, but I’ll continue trying.
Part of the difference is that you are a different gender from pwno. Your experience may support your advice for women, but it doesn’t give much evidence of its effectiveness for men.
Another difference is that pwno seems like he hangs out with more mainstream and gender-typical people, while your profile suggests that you hang out with alternative and gender-atypical people (based on your comments about disliking gender stereotypes). Your experiences in the minority gender-atypical taxon of 10-15% of the population may not generalize well to the majority taxon of gender-typical people. Anecdotal evidence from pwno and Vladimir_M may generalize better.
Assuming that you’re using info from my OKC profile to place me in that taxon, it bears noting that a lot of women who place near me on the Kinsey scale probably identify as straight. I don’t think I’m quite as unusual as you think I am, but the point is still valid.