I haven't been all that fannishly active lately...

I used to be like this. More specifically, I used to be like this on one specific discussion forum, especially regarding one specific topic. But I finally dropped it. The person I was arguing with wasn't tecnically wrong, I just couldn't help but feel that s/he was approaching the subject with certain wrong assumptions and from a wrong angle. I got tired of having the same conversation over and over again. Given that I'm sure others have had that conversation for years, I don't know what that says about my endurance, but I dare say that dropping it has done wonders for my own mental health and contentment.

Who knows, if I don't spend my time arguing with people who just. don't. get. it, I might actually finish my thesis on time!

I still think - no, I know - that I was right. I just don't think I could have continued that conversation without it getting personal, so I gave up.

Besides, of the two people I've argued the topic with, one started off with saying that nothing anyone said could change her mind, and the other one basically said (paraphrased) "I choose the least flattering interpretation because that's what I like to think". You can't argue with people like that.

In other news, I still love my notebook computer. Especially now that I've stolen borrowed my mum's travel mouse and don't have to use that ridiculously small touchpad anymore.