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    From Snobsoft@VERT/PARTYBOW to All on Sat Mar 28 04:02:53 2026
    First of all, please excuse my newbie questions.
    Some time ago (about half a year or even longer) I had a great discussion here in the “General” (I think) section with a user (unfortunately I forgot the name) about the tendency to relativize everything. Back then he ended by telling me I should think about my own position. Which I have now done (for quite a long time).
    Unfortunately, I can’t find the posts anymore. I assume they eventually get overwritten by new content here (just like I remember from my 300‑baud BBS days)?

    Anyway. Here is my reply to the unknown user who will hopefully still recognize the topic.

    So, relativizing everything is indeed a problem, because then you can no longer agree on any shared reality. Here in Germany this is currently a political issue, especially on the (pseudo) left. I believe the term for this is also “relativism”. I’m not sure if the term exists in English in the same way.
    Relativism avoids any discussion based on a shared reality that people could agree on. “Yes, but XY perceives it differently again.” I hope it’s clear what I mean.

    I now recognize this as a real problem - something I wasn’t fully aware of about half a year ago when we had that discussion.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Snobsoft on Sat Mar 28 06:46:13 2026
    Re: Relativism
    By: Snobsoft to All on Sat Mar 28 2026 04:02 am

    First of all, please excuse my newbie questions.
    Some time ago (about half a year or even longer) I had a great discussion here in the "General" (I think) section with a user (unfortunately I forgot the name) about the tendency to relativize everything. Back then he ended by telling me I should think about my own position. Which I have now done (for


    I forgive you bro

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