I go to PM for the opposite, usually to cheer on a fellow jelly who is battling some nitwit.
If I had a real issue I’d probably try to enlist a moderator for assistance.
I love a good respectful argument. Nothing personal, here’s the facts and what they seem to mean and with opinions stated as opinions, without insulting insinuation to the other side.
“Venting hostile nonsense” is probably only useful with like minded folks who understand you’re just getting it off your chest, i.e. it’s not part of constructive dialogue, and it doesn’t mean anything but emotional expression.
I have little patience for blather that is negative, vague, insulting… it’s lazy and uninformative. Folks who spout like that think way too much of their opinions and won’t be swayed. Attempting dialogue with them is a waste of time, I think, and I often just go to some other question when I see it.
I’m long past the time when I felt it necessary to prove I can out-bitch someone else or browbeat them. That’s just too easy and the results are unsatisfying except to the reptile brain.
And if you don’t agree with me you have the brains of a turtle, not a smart turtle either, one of those turtles that…