<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Do not set fire to the forest and then blame the... > Do not set fire to the forest and then blame the woods for burning you down. People who constantly pour energy into conflict, gossip, and outrage often end up surrounded by the very hostility they complain about, without recognizing that they helped feed it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict - Workbook|Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Do not set fire to the forest and then blame the woods for burning you down. People who constantly pour energy into conflict, gossip, and outrage often end up surrounded by the very hostility they complain about, without recognizing that they helped feed it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-set-fire-forest-recognizing-helped-feed ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->