What is it with...
People posting rants at like 3 o'clock in the morning and admitting they were tired/cranky/out-of-sortts at that hour?
I've noticed a sudden rash of that lately over the last month or so - usually when a rant Does Not Go Well and the OP admits they posted in a frame of mind not conducive to structuring the rant well (see the aforementioned "It was 3 AM etc").
There was a famous fellow back in the 1700s or 1800s who used to say he would write the most inflammatory letters, then put them in an envelope and leave the envelope in his drawer. Later on, he'd throw away/burn the original and write a much more well-considered letter to the intended recipient.
Sober second thoughts do help, I would think.
ETA: Irony-meter alert - it is 12:43 AM where I am right now as I post this. XD
I've noticed a sudden rash of that lately over the last month or so - usually when a rant Does Not Go Well and the OP admits they posted in a frame of mind not conducive to structuring the rant well (see the aforementioned "It was 3 AM etc").
There was a famous fellow back in the 1700s or 1800s who used to say he would write the most inflammatory letters, then put them in an envelope and leave the envelope in his drawer. Later on, he'd throw away/burn the original and write a much more well-considered letter to the intended recipient.
Sober second thoughts do help, I would think.
ETA: Irony-meter alert - it is 12:43 AM where I am right now as I post this. XD