Zepla about FFXIV Relic and Square Enix not taking any Risks

[LilimoLimomo]

a warning simply to "be thoughtful" off a tangential difference alone (that of background or playtime, which does not necessarily or even that likely indicate differences in priorities as they would affect the given suggestion)... that is effectively encouraging people just to dismiss it.

I guess this might be a difference of opinion? I felt like the difference you're describing as tangential was relevant to the topic at hand. If you genuinely think it's unrelated, I can understand why you would see what I'm saying as something akin to a disingenuous distraction that would at best function as a flimsy excuse to dismiss an opinion. To me it seemed pertinent, since burnout can have such a tangible impact upon what we enjoy versus what we dislike, as well as the way we criticize it. Or at least, that's my experience.

I still want people to listen to Zepla; she's a person I have respect for, and her words are worth hearing and genuinely considering. It's my personal opinion that knowing about her burnout can help those listening to her to have a more holistic understanding of the context in which she's making her measurements and her opinions. And I want to be explicit: nobody should be dismissing her due to this! That is not a fair reason to dismiss anyone; that would be ad hominem, which has no place in any reasonable discussion.

When I read your most recent reply to me, I get the impression that you believe that everyone (or perhaps most?) is already being thoughtful, unbiased, and critical when they receive new information. And if that is indeed the case, then perhaps that explains why my message would seem needless to you? A major part of why I made my initial post is that I am accustomed to a non-trivial segment of people becoming invested in their side of an issue and not really considering other perspectives. I feel like everyone is guilty of this at times, myself included, and I think that a reminder to be thoughtful and see the world as shades of grey rather than purely black and white can be helpful to a lot of people and discourse as a whole. That's where I'm coming from.

Even if we don't agree on things, I hope that clarifies were I'm coming from. And again, for anyone who needs it, don't dismiss Zepla or anyone else. Hear what they have to say. And if the context I added would encourage you to dismiss someone, then please ignore that context, because I'd rather you hear what she has to say in a less optimal manner than not hear it at all.

Edit: and you know what, I just re-read my initial post and I can see now how it can be interpreted in a dismissive way, which is not what I had in mind when I wrote it. I'mma try to fix it up a bit so it's less that way.