I’ll make a deal with you. I’ll pretend to consider that I may be wrong, if you also pretend to consider that you may be wrong. Both knowing that neither are actually likely to consider anything of the sort.
I'm actually more than happy to consider any substantive contrary argument, but I didn't detect one in there. Even pretending to advocate for the mindset you describe is unproductive and even destructive. People reconsider viewpoints all the time.
I was being snarky because I found your comment arrogant. If you think that the analogy is useful, then I’d have no problem if you left a comment along the lines of “I find the wetware analogy useful.” But what you said is “you should change your mind” without providing any substance about why it’s a useful perspective or why you’re entitled to tell someone else to change their mind.
That's a fair critique. For the record, I was responding to a post that I felt had a similar tone.
> I disagree with this machine-like optimization of human life. We are not machines running OSes allocating time.
I doubt OP was offended. And I didn't say to change their mind. I said consider something that the tone of their comment indicated they hadn't seriously considered.
