Are you attracted to train wrecks?
Only the ones with fatalities… or particularly curious causes.
It seems to me that controversy is a kind of train wreck, socially speaking.
Sort of agree, but I’d limit it to only when it devolves into shouting match or is so unbelievably ill-though it makes it hard to fathom.
Do you run to controversial questions or steer away from them?
The former but only if I’ve something to say.
If you like them, what do you get out of them?
What can I say, I love a good argument.
Do you participate or just watch?
If I’m interested enough to watch, I have a hard time sitting on the sidelines.
If you participate, do you like swinging haymakers or do you try to pour oil on troubled waters? What’s your role? Are you a bad guy? A good guy? A peacemaker? Something else? Depends? If so, what does it depend on?
It really just depends on my mood. If I’ve got a strong opinion and feel like expressing/defending it I’m all in. But I like to keep things above board so I can actually try and understand where the other person is coming from and why they hold the position they do – otherwise what’s the point; personal attacks, bickering, circular arguments, etc. don’t hold much for me.