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.

    • DankZedong A
      11•2 years ago

      I can see where you’re coming from. I saw his comments on landlords too and I even thought out a long reply disagreeing with him, but I didn’t post it (don’t know why really, probably because it was late already). I also don’t want my reply to be seen as a somewhat pro-landlord reply. I am 100% against landlords.

      Maybe I am too kind for him. I try to look for chances in people and to me he did not seem lost or something, just in a bad place. But then again I have a lot of patience with people, sometimes maybe too much.

      I still don’t fully agree on banning him but like I said, I’m not a mod/admin so I don’t have a say in that. It’s too bad because there were also good intentions from him, but I agree that he should also put in the effort to improve himself. We can only do so much. I hope he can adjust his visions and find some peace of mind.

    • KiG V2OP
      3•2 years ago

      I can see merit to both sides of this conversation.

      I guess to show all my cards this is just very personal for me because in several different ways I was a shitty person for a long time in my life. It took me a long time to change and a longer time for it to be obvious to an outside observer. I’m not a total idealist “all people can change!,” I know plenty of people IRL that if given the best resources that humanity has to offer for the remainder or their lifetime they would still likely be just the same, and the reality is people DON’T have the time nor such resources. But I try to repeatedly give people the benefit of the doubt and try really hard even when there is no surface level changes because I know how long it can take for something like that to manifest into positive change.

      To be cold and pragmatic, “But is it worth the effort?” is also a reasonable question to ask, although it’s also hard to gauge somebody’s “worth” especially on the internet (not that I like thinking under such terms either).

      Like I said, I can see both sides. I’m still not feeling about the ban but I’m not gonna throw a fit over it either and I respect whatever the final verdict is and the reasons behind it.