Stopped listening, sadly.

[Bram Kaandorp]

You know that's not true.

We can, however, let this go.

What is not true?

That I said that I had continue to listen before you started posting? Or that it's almost as if you're trying to stir the pot?

Because both are correct from where I'm sitting.

Whether you intended to stir the pot or not is, of course, beyond my knowledge.

 

[Senex]

What is not true?

That you are not the real pot stirrer.

 

[Bram Kaandorp]

That you are not the real pot stirrer.

I... wow.

I asked you which of the two statements are not true, because you said that something wasn't true in that specific post.

Why are you bringing up a completely different issue? Sure, you could argue that I appear to be stirring the pot, but all I have to say to disprove that is: I genuinely felt the way I wrote at the time. I didn't write it for the sake of causing a ruckus.

How will you counter whichever of the two statements you thought isn't true?

Here they are again:

1. I said that I had continued to listen to the show before you started posting
2. It's almost as if you're trying to stir the pot

 

[kmortis]

Do not personalize the topic.

Replying to this modbox in thread will be off topic  Posted By: kmortis

 

[Senex]

We have been warned to not personalize the topic however the topic was why you stopped listening to the SGTTU and we now agree we both still enjoy listening to it. Our issue is now if you stirred the pot when you started this thread.

 

[Bram Kaandorp]

We have been warned to not personalize the topic however the topic was why you stopped listening to the SGTTU and we now agree we both still enjoy listening to it. Our issue is now if you stirred the pot when you started this thread.

I already said that I wasn't stirring the pot. I was relating my objections to a joke.

On further reflections, I retracted my objections.

That's about the size of it.


Did I act rashly? Yes.

Did I do so in order to whip up a frenzy? No.


So, no, I didn't stir the pot.

I also didn't presume that someone was "not a fan of the SJWier", and I also didn't say the following:

"I'm instead lumping you into a group of people who seem to care too much about the SJWier."


As far as I was concerned, this thread had run its course when I said that I had continued listening to the show.

So, who's stirring the pot, and making it personal at that?

 

[Senex]

So, who's stirring the pot, and making it personal at that?

Since you acknowledged you acted rashly and if you no longer post in this thread we can put this thread to bed.

 

[Jules Galen]

For a moment I thought I might be able to listen to the show.

After the NECSS hubbub I thought "Sure, I disagree with the decision, but the show still stands on its own merits.

But then in the beginning of episode 552, when discussing Jay's return to the show (after having been to Sweden), Jay asked if anything big had happened while he was gone, and everyone seemed to feign ignorance, as if they didn't know, yet did know.

It felt so disingenuous that it almost made my skin crawl.

After that moment, I unsubscribed.


It's one thing to not talk about it at all. They had addressed it a few episodes previously, and even though I disagreed, at least they were fair enough to mention it. The episode after that was back to normal, so I thought things would just be as they were.

But this feigned ignorance, this "Oh, did something happen?" mentality didn't sit well with me.

Please tell me why I'm being childish. I dare you

Don't worry. Compared to Dawkins, these people are "Nobodies". Dawkins will be fondly remembered long after these people are forgotten.

 

[Swordfishtrombone]

One of my favorite podcasts, and likely to stay so - would forgive much for these guys (and gal).

Finding the podcast - and I don't remember exactly how it happened, my memories are pretty blurred from that time - was the spark that started my recovery from severe depression. Got me interested in something again. Got me taking walks listening to their podcast. Then finding other podcasts too. Gradually gaining enough strength to seek help.

I'm back on my feet now, and haven't been depressed at all for several years.

Podcasts, starting with this one, and the fact that I could get them for free (I was completely broke, and in debt), were a lifeline.

So I'm rather unlikely to stop listening, or supporting the show, now that I can afford it.

 

[Bram Kaandorp]

One of my favorite podcasts, and likely to stay so - would forgive much for these guys (and gal).

Finding the podcast - and I don't remember exactly how it happened, my memories are pretty blurred from that time - was the spark that started my recovery from severe depression. Got me interested in something again. Got me taking walks listening to their podcast. Then finding other podcasts too. Gradually gaining enough strength to seek help.

I'm back on my feet now, and haven't been depressed at all for several years.

Podcasts, starting with this one, and the fact that I could get them for free (I was completely broke, and in debt), were a lifeline.

So I'm rather unlikely to stop listening, or supporting the show, now that I can afford it.

Great to hear the show helped you get out of a bad place, and that you're doing well. That's exactly what shows like the SGU are perfect for.

And hey, it's a great show! Perhaps superfluously, I'll say again that I still listen to them. The incident which caused me to pause and reconsider wasn't nearly as severe in hindsight as it seemed to be at first.