Xaltlee's Journal: Having an opinion.

...is dangerous.

Okay, perhaps dangerous isn't the right word. Even so, in many cases, it can indeed be just that.

So now that I'm starting to develop my own opinion on stuff, I'm realizing quickly that people don't like hearing contrary opinions. So I say Opera probably spams and explain why, and someone throws a fit. Their browser couldn't possibly be run by a company which would participate in something as terrible as spamming. Many, many people, people I would normally call "childish" and "stupid" associate their opinions with themselves. That means they see any attack on their opinions as a fundamental strike against their own nature. The very ground they walk on is threatened. Is it any wonder they react violently? But adults, adults behave differently. They meet on even ground and know the limits of their opinions.

So why do I keep running into the childish ones?