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It's got the same vibe as going into a circle of people having fun and telling them they're trying too hard. What's the effect you're going for?

You're not being stopped from having an opinion - your comment is visible - but sharing one that'll only serve to bring down people's moods makes everything a little bit worse I think.

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If you're in a circle of people whose moods can be brought down because of a shared opinion, you're in a circle of prepubescent children who haven't learned to regulate their emotions like a grown up.

> It's got the same vibe as going into a circle of people having fun and telling them they're trying too hard.

Strange analogy, considering this is a public forum, and I'm expressing my opinion about the shared link.

If you don't like it, you're free to engage or ignore it. The idea that only positive opinions should be expressed is infantile.

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