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There's some good irony in your reply and I think we're both laughing for different reasons. I have no intention in being combative, but it is you who interpret

There's some good irony in your reply and I think we're both laughing for different reasons. I have no intention in being combative, but it is you who interpreted my post in the worst possible way. I was speaking from a neutral and stoic stance. Nowhere did I imply manipulation or attempting to control another person. I was only referring to your fixation on their reactions and feelings.

uniq7 9mo ago
> I was speaking from a neutral and stoic stance. Nowhere did I imply manipulation or attempting to control another person You literally said: > your sentences are trying to control the other person's reaction and feelings towards you Although the tone you hear in your head may sound stoic, I don't think that stance is neutral at all. You didn't say "I think your sentences..." or "Looks like your sentences..."; you made a subjective affirmation based on two sentences I said about people's feelings in conversations, on a thread about people's feelings in conversations, on a post about people's feelings in conversations. If my two sentences in this context really mean that I am fixated, then everyone in HN is fixated on whatever they write, which is ridiculous. I'm starting to think you are just trying to troll me.