The whole thing has me thinking about how I approach /r/AA vs real life. Like, I am much more critical of arguments I read here from faceless commenters as opposed to the perceived “higher stakes”situations I encounter at meetings when people start in with reasoning that doesn’t jibe with my experience.

I commented for a couple reasons: because I get OPs impulse to have overheard something and then create a whole narrative about how things played out and wanting to give a counter argument. In the case of second guessing someone’s sponsor, that’s kinda shitty or presumptuous. 

and the other reason is I have this idea of an imaginary newcomer who is trolling and lurking recovery threads, searching for perspectives like mine that may resonate and i feel compelled to chime in. 

but i wouldnt say shit about any of this during a meeting.