How do you calm down the hot-heads?

From: Alex Future Bokov (alexboko@umich.edu)
Date: Sat Aug 16 2003 - 04:02:29 MDT

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    Have you ever been in a situation where like-minded people at your job and/or
    school insist on openly discussing high shock-level topics in the presence of
    low shock-level or unknown shock-level individuals?

    It's not particularly good memetics to use the L-word (life extension) in
    front of faculty members. Let alone make fun of Christianity... especially in
    Texas of all places. They don't believe me.

    Anybody have suggestions on how I could communicate the need for nuance,
    diplomacy, and picking one's battles to these well-meaning but slightly naive
    youngsters? Some example, some object lesson that would resonate with people
    who overestimate the degree to which the 'normal' world gets the big picture? 

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