I think they clearly expressed they were going through some hard times. I don’t think that’s necessarily a sin. And I don’t think one comment we all disagree (landlords) is a good lone reason to ban. Did I miss something? Not trying to stir the pot I just think patience and compassion should always come first.
I’m very conflicted on his ban. I always felt suspicious seeing his post history. It seemed that he was always either deliberately trying to get attention by making controversial statements, or he was genuinely depressed and needed someplace to express himself.
The landlord take was probably the straw that broke the camel’s back. He was already constantly spreading pessimism and doomerist attitude, and it could be argued that it may have been an attempt at infiltrating and bringing down morale or something.
I’m just worried that if he wasn’t acting in bad faith we’ve just taken away an outlet of expression from someone who was in a really bad place and may have nowhere else to go.
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Well, that is true, although banning them for voicing their (definitely flawed) opinion doesn’t really help anyone. Those of us who know better won’t be turned into landlord apologists, and those who don’t would learn why that opinion is flawed by reading the responses from better informed users. If they were combative or disrespectful then a ban is completely warranted, but from what I can see this was not the case.
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Yes that’s my exact worry. I figured severely depressed was the case, and of course need for some attention plays into that, they self professed being very lonely and we all need some human attention (even if it sometimes manifests in bad ways). I don’t think bad faith per se, definitely a little addicted to the doomerism but depression is a very powerful self replicating force than can turn logic upside down and ruin a day no matter what you do, I myself used to be severely depressed so I relate hard to “the Fog” as I call it and how it can make efforts to help you bounce off like spitballs.