Comments on: Bloody Knuckles Make Change

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:25:18 +0000

If there is anything you carve, Carlos, it’s conflict. I don’t think I’ve had a single conversation with you that didn’t result in a very heated debate.
That said, I have to thank you for challenging me to stand up for my beliefs and not be afraid of conflict. There are few people with whom I have felt the fight is worthwhile; now, when it is, I’m excited to have it. I don’t anticipate any friendly conversations in our near future.
Sincerely,
your favorite second class citizen

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:29:22 +0000

Haha! Usually when I agree, I just don’t comment

By: David Spinks

David Spinks — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:18:15 +0000

But who are we to decide which ideas are great and which are mediocre for someone else. Value is in the eye of the beholder and to assume that someone is doing something wrong because of your own perception is pretty selfish and arrogant.

Never be afraid to fight for what you believe in and face conflicts when they arise. At the same time, you should never embrace conflict in order to impose your beliefs on unwilling parties. I think sacrificing the enforcement of some beliefs in order to “get along” is necessary in a civilization. Otherwise it’s devolved into survival of the fittest, and the best thinkers aren’t always the fittest.

We have to choose our battles, while realizing that the occasional battle is necessary. To focus on conflict and neglect compromise however will serve thinkers no better than avoiding conflict altogether.

David
Community Manager, Scribnia.com

By: Elisa

Elisa — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:52:13 +0000

Blind belief probably not the best wording. I meant blind in that you refuse to see any other points of view or ideas. Stubborn might be a better word.

And for that I’ll stick to the updated sentence stubborn belief does not always bring the best results. The mere fact that you allow comments on your blog alludes to the fact that you are interested in collaborative and compromising thought processes. Otherwise you would just write static pages for people to read and not offer any opinion or ideas on.

If someone were to propose an argument that completely made you rethink your original stance and instead compromise and adjust the original stance to make it even better wouldn’t you rather do that? My question is why are you looking at compromise to always lead to a loss or worse situation?

By: Carlos Miceli

Carlos Miceli — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:27:32 +0000

Thanks Tim, your support all this time has been fantastic. I’ll try to keep it up.

By: Carlos Miceli

Carlos Miceli — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:24:49 +0000

Thank you very much Nichole, that means a lot.

By: Carlos Miceli

Carlos Miceli — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:24:26 +0000

Do you really believe we spend enough time bloodying our knuckles? Nowadays we are way too nice, really. All we do is compromise.

Blind belief does not bring the best results? I think it’s quite the opposite. If it weren’t for blind belief we wouldn’t be where we are today.

Someone has to triumph because we need to take our chances. Compromise holds us still.

By: Carlos Miceli

Carlos Miceli — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:21:39 +0000

I thought we were never going to agree again

By: Tim Jahn

Tim Jahn — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:39:11 +0000

I’ve definitely said it once before, probably twice, but again, I think this is my favorite post of yours. I love this entire post, but I especially love the last line.

Keep it up, buddy. We need you to.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:29:46 +0000

I so enjoy your posts. Your vision, clarity of thought, and ability to express them convincingly is unmatched. Keep the thought-provoking diatribes coming (lol). Bravo to you for taking a stand for what you believe.