If I may interject, and just add a few thoughts here, because I value you and what you bring to this site.

But the thing is, you're not a troll.

Let's just focus on this, for one quick minute, because I think it's part of the core of the issue. Neither aidrocsid or TheVenerableCain strike me as trolls, engaging in trollish behavior on the regular. They're regular, honest folk, like you and me. If we were all to compare ourselves, we'd find we probably have a lot of common ground (after all, we've all found ourselves gravitated to this community for starters) but there's also a lot of differences between the four of us. Racial yes, but possibly regional, economic, and other cultural differences as well. As we get older it becomes more difficult to see things from other perspectives because we slowly become more and more set in our world view. I think it's important to keep this in mind when we interact with each other, because sometimes through carelessness and lack of understanding, we will offend each other from time to time, but I think it's important that to realize that unlike trolls, we don't set out in the morning to be deliberately hurtful to each other in our actions.

Now, I can see how what aidrocsid is upsetting to see and read and your reaction is understandable as well. I think it's important to note though, that this is one of those times where he just happened to be careless about how he worded things, coming off as hateful and hurtful when he's sharing what he feels. This is a great teaching moment, for you or for someone else, to say "Hey, bro. What you're saying is unfair and here's why." In a way, you attempted to do that, but it was also very harsh and now there's a whole back and forth starting and we're all finding ourselves digging a deep hole here. Sometimes, it really is best to say to ourselves "Hey. I can't talk about this in a rational, mellow way, so I'm just going to leave it for now." I've done it before on a few issues myself and I know I'll have to do it again in the future and that leads into the other statement you made.

Why should I? Honest question. I am not hubski's Black Avenger.

You don't have to take it upon yourself to address the issue every time it comes up, with every single person. After a while, the discussions get old and repetitive and you'll soon find that while your desire to hold the discussions are still there, the passion is gone and that'll kill it for you. It's okay to take a break from it once in a while, especially on a site like Hubski when we have people like kleinbl00, r6y9yd8lar5u1mugbz, and others who are very intelligent, insightful, well educated, and eloquent speakers who can also participate if they so choose.

eightbitsamurai, you're a truly awesome dude and you bring a lot to this site. Be here to have fun, be here to teach and to learn, to interact with others and share what you have to offer and feel free to leave it at that. You don't have to let this site become your personal chore, a part of your daily grind. Sometimes it's okay to just step away for a bit. It sucks that minimum_wage left and I barely knew her. I do know you though and enjoy what you have to share and I can honestly say that even though I've known you for like a month, personally it would suck 10 times more to see you leave too.