POLL: Backstabbing

[Stone Mill]

Well, I'm sorry to hear you still feel that way.

Esentially, we have differing opinions on human nature.

You insist that you enter the game with a clean slate. I submit that it is not entirely possible. You are human, after all. Most of this will be subconscious.

You probably don't have esp, so I don't understand how you can possibly enforce your expectations on other players, or know whether the players in your game will live up to your standard. You are setting yourself up for a lot of difficulty. Creating a hot button for someone to push.

On the other hand, I acknowledge that I don't have a major beef with it, as I can't control others. But I will be on guard about it. I admit I'm just human after all.
Clean slate is my policy, but I won't be naive and expose myself to the same mistakes against a same player twice. My guess is that you won't either, but you really can't visualize it as you are posting.

I do admit that while writing this, my thoughts are somewhat influenced by KOTH, and I am generalizing across PBW games.