Telltale signs that someone is arguing in bad faith: - Nitpicking - Insults - Straw-manning - Goalpost-moving - Deflection Use such cues to recognize when *not* to debate, and Twitter will tax less of your time & energy and offer more of its amusements & insights.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Better signal: are they a stranger on the internet? Don’t waste any time or energy. No good comes from it. Just say “you know I never thought Of that” and then you never have to.
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Replying to @BSemisch
Sometimes it's worth engaging strangers in debate, not so much to convince them as to convince onlookers.
4:57 PM - 29 Apr 2020
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