I do it most times, but cannot help myself at times , if I feel strongly against the post and put forth my point of view
That reminds me ... During the pandemic, with a surly child at home and online school, one who missed no opportunity to start an argument, I instinctively and as a means of self-preservation, started to side-step some comments like you often do in heated threads. : ) All that side-stepping has paid off immensely. The said child now seeks me out for matters of importance and I can actually hold a phone conversation that goes on for thirty plus minutes : ) and finally I am the one to suggest 'ok bye?' Learned so much from your style of participation, Anika!
I do realise this many times that the posted status and the character of theirs is so contradicting but never made a comment.
I like the way the lines are sequenced. The state of mind to be achieved in each line is harder than that to be achieved in the previous line. If the post is impolite or disrespectful, I am not sure if I will be able to do the 'last but one' line of the quote