Way way off topic, but: Can we cut the IMHO shit? Why do we have to qualify every opinionated statement as opinionated? If some mouth breather doesn't understand that what you wrote is your own opinion that's on them not you.
I think it's just used to mitigate the edge of an assertion. Or make it seem more like a declaration than some point you're willing to vehemently defend.
In other words, imho I don't think it really means
This is something I despise about our culture. I see this everywhere and not just with imho. People tack on qualifiers all over the place in order to give a hint to the reader that they are expressing an opinion. I wish people would just give each other a break and that people would not be so insecure about appearing to be wrong in an argument.
People make baseless assertions and throw around absolutes all the time. It's not the end of the world when an absolute is inaccurately applied to a relative quantity or quality!
I think an IHMO is far better than the kind of crap creationists come out with. Its usually opinion they are regurgitating, and they talk of it as if it is fact.
If one isn't strongly opinionated, why are they weighing in? The way you describe it, it seems like a cop out: "here's my baseless opinion that I'm using to drum up really important internet points, but don't skewer me! I'm just a humble baby!"
