An apology.

[afleitch]

BRTD;

As much as I'm annoyed at a number of things surrounding the handling of this, including the now deleted comment you made, it's important to let people feel how they feel, right now, particularly if it affects somewhere they live. You can't police how people feel. Raw emotion is a valid thing to have.

I do hope you and the people you know stay safe.

[afleitch]

I like the idea of apologizing but I just feel like it needs clarified that BRTD is much more of a victim of raw emotion (obviously, with his neighborhood being obliterated) than you are and I'm not sure that's fairly accounted for here. People have died, livelihoods have been lost. It's a tough situation, I'd probably consider rewording some things if you want it to reach him effectively.

I don't believe I am the victim here.

[SevenEleven]

I like the idea of apologizing but I just feel like it needs clarified that BRTD is much more of a victim of raw emotion (obviously, with his neighborhood being obliterated) than you are and I'm not sure that's fairly accounted for here. People have died, livelihoods have been lost. It's a tough situation, I'd probably consider rewording some things if you want it to reach him effectively.

I don't believe I am the victim here.

Sorry, I must have misinterpreted part of your statement. I'm going to delete that post.

[Zinneke]

What's going on

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

What's going on

[SnowLabrador]

What's going on

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Alright thank you.

Most can see I have some issues holding in my emotions but this is a particularly notable case.

When most people see those images on the news they're seeing just pics of destroyed and damaged buildings. I don't see that. These are very recognizable places, that I see weekly and have much experience in. It's not the same thing as seeing a damaged building in a Wikipedia article. I don't think anyone can really grasp this until such a thing happens to them in somewhere they have a direct connection to.

I hope people can consider this when they post.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Alright thank you.

Most can see I have some issues holding in my emotions but this is a particularly notable case.

When most people see those images on the news they're seeing just pics of destroyed and damaged buildings. I don't see that. These are very recognizable places, that I see weekly and have much experience in. It's not the same thing as seeing a damaged building in a Wikipedia article. I don't think anyone can really grasp this until such a thing happens to them in somewhere they have a direct connection to.

I hope people can consider this when they post.

Perhaps relevant insight from X in another thread (that I connected to this dispute back when he posted it yesterday):

On a more serious note, I'd argue that the biggest Atlas blindspot is that folks here [all of us, myself included] sometimes forget when we're mad or just even annoyed with another poster forget that we're talking with another human being and not just an emotionless bot.  That's always been a problem with the internet tbh: b/c folks know they'll probably never meet, it's easier to depersonalize contentious exchanges and fall into the trap of forgetting that sometimes glib one-liners or low energy attempts to be edgy can be genuinely and legitimately hurtful to other posters in a way the person who made the offending post may not have truly intended. 

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Alright thank you.

Most can see I have some issues holding in my emotions but this is a particularly notable case.

When most people see those images on the news they're seeing just pics of destroyed and damaged buildings. I don't see that. These are very recognizable places, that I see weekly and have much experience in. It's not the same thing as seeing a damaged building in a Wikipedia article. I don't think anyone can really grasp this until such a thing happens to them in somewhere they have a direct connection to.

I hope people can consider this when they post.

Your emotions are totally understandable. If something like this was happening in my city, I'd be pretty emotional too.

[The Dowager Mod]

While everyone involved seems to be moving on from this which is nice, I should point out that normally bringing a beef from AAD to here will not be tolerated, I have been a bit distracted lately so I did not get on it quick enough which is my bad i guess.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Circumstances like this tend to generate vivid emotion.