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Twice recently I engaged on other people's feeds to disagree with them (one about vaccines, the other about woke stuff), and I got pinged for a while with people dropping really cruel insults on the people I was disagreeing with. This is *not* cool; don't be part of a pileon

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Insults don't change minds, they just signal to others and make you feel better about yourself. Even if it's a mild jab, even if you seriously disagree, keep in mind higher-profile people at the center of controversy are probly getting lots of abuse and you should chill

7:11 PM · Dec 16, 2021

coscorrodrizz (39/100 yt videos)

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Mild jabs are fair game tho right? Not changing any minds but life's more fun with them lol

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you might not mind the thought of a mild jab, but a thousand mild jabs suck really bad; if someone is in the middle of a hot debate or if they're high profile, they are getting a thousand mild jabs that you can't see

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Counterpoint: Most people, on Twitter especially, are arguing in bad faith and actually cannot change their minds on most subjects. If you can insult those people in a creative and funny way, you probably have a better chance of convincing those observing the conversation.

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I seriously disagree with this opinion. I find the underscore in your username tacky. Aella.Girl taken?

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Eternal Time And Space

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Welcome to the club!.

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Ismael Martínez

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Insults are the absence of any argument of fact. It’s an easy way out for counter argument and reflect more on the one that spews it.

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@positivdefinite

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I live by a simple rule on Twitter to make it a more pleasant place for all of us. Never dunk tweet. Unless it’s Paul Krugman.

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