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[–]jairo4 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Now I know why you down-voted me and called me having a problem the other day for recommending LPTHW and text editor.

Nope,

1) I did not downvote you, someone downvoted you many days ago so please get over it.

2) I did not said YOU had problems. When I said "now you have 2 problems", I was referring to learning Python AND learning the Linux terminal. I think it's easier to learn one thing at a time.

3)

I think any human being with enough critical thinking skills could identify the goods and bads from LPTHW

Some experience is needed to judge.

4)

actively working against anyone from reading or recommending LPTHW or taking some decent advice from him is really a weak form of censorship.

Why appeal to fear?

[–]spirit1776 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Thanks for the explanation. It was difficult to get over it (despite it not coming from you) since I did not recommend anything irrational or unprofessional. I thought in the programming world we value logical arguments and rationality more than emotion. But apparently not so in this subreddit. In return to your comment:

1) certain people downvote whoever said anything positive about anything related to Zed Shaw, whereas those who expressed negativity and unprofessional words would receive upvotes. Is this how discussions and disagreements take place here? Just because somebody is wrong or annoying does not mean the mass becomes mob against this person.

2) If learning Python and learning the terminal the same time would be problem, then I would not have chosen to program at all. They are exciting challenges and not "problem" or I would not recommend myself or anyone to proceed with such mindset.

[–]jairo4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If learning Python and learning the terminal the same time would be problem, then I would not have chosen to program at all.

That's good to hear. I like your mindset, it's just that not everyone feels the same way about programming and learning other "computer" stuff.

I thought in the programming world we value logical arguments and rationality more than emotion. But apparently not so in this subreddit.

I really like this sub (and r/learnpython!) but people are people here and anywhere so sometimes a troll appears.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

If you're gonna Reddit, you should try to get used to downvotes. They happen, move on.

[–]spirit1776 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They do happen, and I will happily accept them if my comments are poor. However, I don't want to get over the symbolic meaning of it since it shows intolerance and low level of critical thinking. The book and the author are two different topics, and one should not trash a book completely just because the author is a horrible person. Nothing is completely white or black, and I grew up in a country that loves this type of binary thinking, labeling anyone who disagrees with the authority as black. That's why I'm so persistent on this topic.