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There is a very valid point made there. Think about all the weird arguments you had with other users on the internet over really frustrating stances that made you think "no one can be that dense, or with discussion tactics that were just utterly pointless (constantly shifting goal posts, strawmen, weird pseudo-philosphical ramblings that missed the point completely but ended in some smug "gotcha" that actually was nothing but nonsense). Those tend to leave us in a.bad mood sometimes, right? At least they wanted our mozherfuckin time.
Now ask yourself: would the impact on your day, the evaluation of what was said and/or your reaction to it have changed, had you known that your opponent is either a literal child or a teenager who just discovered the message behind an Ed Sheeran song and now thinks of themself as some conveyor of deep thoughts?
I'd bet that around half of all political debates on the internet are useless duels between one person actually arguing something and a child/teenager regurgitating what their dad said and they think they understood but actually didn't.
As a counterpoint, I've had in person/face-to-face arguments with people that looked convincingly like typical adult humans that did all of these things.
Same. Intelligent coworkers who still voted for Trump, and still wanted to...
To be fair, I'm somewhat sure he was straight up a psychopath, though. He wasn't even nice when you were going out of your way to help him.
This is why I tend not to reply. I make a post and if someone replies with "actually you're wrong" I just move on with my day. I've never seen a reply chain 12 comments deep where the two people arguing come to a reasonable compromise.
I've seen it once or twice but it's really rare!
Yeah those are beautiful when you find them lol. I've always wanted to be a part of one. Its on my posting bucket list.
Related, i always wanted to be a part of a music lyric chain too, and it finally happened! It was one of my last good experiences on Reddit. I still think about that day, what a glorious day it was ..
Wanna have another go?
You are, my fire
🎤My one ... Desire🎶
Believe, when I say
I tend to reply more often than is probably good for me not because I care about changing that person's mind, but instead the others that are reading.
Welcome to the internet. I don’t see the point of banning someone for a post that no one will ever read again after 12 or so hours.
No u
Haha ive not seen that. It's a work of art.
Thanks for the reply!
Too bad there isn't a copypasta reply to the Rick and Morty high IQ one.
Why is it that despite knowing how utterly futile snarky little debates are, I can't resist doing it?
I hate it, but it's so damn engaging.
The thing is. It's never satisfying. Luke no one ever concedes. Ever. They just stop replying eventually.
It is satisfying on the rare occasion someone makes an actually interesting argument you haven't heard before, or actually addresses your points.
Because it's a battle of egos and about dominating the conversation. Both of which are vitally important to human life whether other people want to accept it or not.
I'm the exact same.
Most of the time I purposely torture people with strong feelings on whatever. You know, the ones that know nothing but try to force their opinions by posting, of all places, on Lemmy. Stupid arguments by over zealous humans should be shot down immediately.
Confessions of a Troll
Facepalm...
Irony
Wut
So you should be shut down. Got it
You will never know why I love your response, but thank you.
Much obliged, I guess