Re: Adobe Flash

[moxalt <moxalt@riseup.net>]

On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:01:49 -0500, Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 11/19/2015 11:55 AM, moxalt wrote:
> > On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:34:38 +0000, Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
> > wrote:  
> 
> >> That's a bit arrogant - saying that other people shouldn't watch the news
> >> on their computers because you would choose not to do so.
> >>
> >> Lisi  
> >
> > I don't think advocating that others should follow certain ethical
> > principles is at all arrogant.  
> 
> It's arrogant as soon as you use the word "should". "Shoulding" is one 
> of the 100+ "Elements of Criminal Thinking". Try "IMHO It would be 
> better if..." to offer your personal POV, which others are free to 
> accept or ignore. Your views will gain more attraction in that manner.

Very well. I shall reformulate my earlier posts. Here is the first instance of
my vicious and triggering usage of the word 'should':

For those websites which still require Flash, IMHO it would be better if you
found some way of downloading the video (preferably in an open format).

Here is the second:

IMHO it would be better if the OP did neither.

Happy now? Feeling less threatened?

..........................................

You know what, I started out this post wanting to get back at you for what I
felt was an unfair backlash to my usage of what I thought to be an innocent and
widely-used word: 'should'. Now that I look at the edited offending sections,
they actually look far better and far more reasonable when I put it the way you
suggested. Thank you. I shall try and avoid using the word 'should' when
unnecessary in the future (except when I'm preaching to the choir over in the
Trisquel forum that is ;).

I am sorry.