
Originally Posted by
Brinne
I mean, there's no "one easy trick" to solve this kind of thing universally, but as a whole I think there can be more of an awareness and an effort to be upfront with, and then understanding of, in turn, if someone clarifies after being challenged or argued with "I'm not talking about the worldbuilding, I'm talking about the writing and the decisions of the writers" or "I'm not talking about the writing decisions or necessarily the quality, I'm just trying to make sense of it on a worldbuilding level," and trying to let things go in peace after that. Yes, there can be some overlap in terms of someone thinking "well, I don't think the worldbuilding explanation works on a writing level..." but there are times when it's appropriate to know when to take a step back, and I'm including myself in needing to make an effort to be self-aware and respect needing to meet people where they're at, if that's what you want to do.
Some of the sources of growing resentment, I think, absolutely comes from the feeling of being willfully misunderstood, or being deliberate reductiveness in the treatment of your perspective or what you're having an issue with to the point of misrepresentation or calling your stance invalid altogether, ala:
And so it goes.