Upthorn wrote:Thad wrote:"Don't be an asshole, because people won't listen to you" is good advice. But so is "Don't reject facts just because they're stated impolitely."
"Don't be an asshole, because people won't listen to you" is better advice, because it generally requires only that the person you're advising change their in order to be useful.
"Don't reject facts just because they're stated impolitely." generally requires that all of society change in order for it to be useful.
I don't really follow your reasoning here.
In either example, you're identifying a problem that exists society-wide, but you're appealing to individuals to change their behavior.