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Originally Posted by Mark McDonnell
something about N's relentless, one-note negativity seems to have been a catalyst to a very interesting, articulate thread, almost as if in defiant contrast.
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Fair enough, Mark. I suppose I was saying exactly what I was objecting to N. saying: "Don't discuss what you're discussing! It's not worthwhile!"
As my love of Larkin might suggest, I don't object to negativity. I do object to the shallowness of N's argument and N's repeating it again and again without addressing the thoughtful objections others have raised or in any way developing it.