All us tough guys are hopeless sentimentalists at heart.
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  • Is it improper to do “Disengage” too early in a discussion?

    I’m just another Internet random but, FWIW, I don’t think it’s improper.

    I read something recently that I think is relevant. It was just someone else’s hearsay, not a quote from a philosopher or someone famous or something, but worth paraphrasing here.

    It went something like, “nice people are nice because they don’t have patience for bullshit.”

    The context was an explanation that having boundless patience for, e.g., unproductive arguments, isn’t being nice—that’s just letting people walk all over you.

    Being nice comes from the mental tranquility of knowing that you will not hesitate to walk away from unproductive pursuits.