Good read for anyone who has come to feel that internet 'debates' are very often completely pointless wastes of your time https://twitter.com/WordMercenary/status/990939871287169024 …
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Replying to @Leenverhoek @miracleofsound
It's not even useful for figuring out if someone is arguing in bad faith, many of the things listed are done without thinking. It's a good primer for figuring out what bad arguments look like tho.
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Replying to @Leenverhoek @miracleofsound
He in fact acknowledges that "they've just learned to debate via Reddit and think that's how it works", a correct assessment imo. The zeitgeist has shifted so far in the direction of polemics there's genuinely no way to tell who's sincere and who's just trying to "win".
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That to me feels like a recurring thing over & over. No one wants to learn or develop their opinions over time, they just want to decide on them and dogmatically defend them in the face of any rebuttal, no matter how convincing or factual
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