Told myself I should stop arguing on the Internet... (1 Viewer)

[centen]

But someone was obnoxiously wrong and that obviously can't stand. Do you try to limit arguing with people online?

 

[Day]

Sometimes instead of replying with a rebuttal to their argument i take what they said and make it 2x worse and see if I can get them to agree with it

 

[centen]

Sometimes instead of replying with a rebuttal to their argument i take what they said and make it 2x worse and see if I can get them to agree with it

Do they usually go along? I'm so entertained by this idea.

 

[athenaaa]

I usually ignore it… until it is late at night and I am bored and want to point out people’s stupidity

 

[Pirioca]

Yep, that was me in the past when I was like: I need to tell people that they're wrong! Because it could save the universe from temporal anomalies in the space-time-continuum!

Lesson learned. Nowadays I tell people that they're wrong and I tell them why. Once! And then I leave the discussion.

 

[Belgizen]

i try to ignore it but i've been beefing with someone for a week now cuz they were being rude to a fandom and threw accusations but they refuse to give the proof

 

[centen]

i try to ignore it but i've been beefing with someone for a week now cuz they were being rude to a fandom and threw accusations but they refuse to give the proof

Right! Some stuff is just rude and needs to be called out.

My personal pet peeve is when people jump on someone who made a general statement for not taking their personal situation into consideration, E.g. "Your tips for improving waffles are USELESS, have you considered that I am allergic to waffles and will literally DIE if I follow your recipe?!" Like jfc, someone was just talking to the void, it's not always about you.

 

[Belgizen]

Right! Some stuff is just rude and needs to be called out.

For real like if you make an accusation, the least thing you can do is link your proof.
Person refuses to do it so I've been pushing their buttons for like a weeks now

 

[catonkatonk]

I only do this once a decade, but when I do it, I go hard.

 

[Chiara]

I only do this once a decade, but when I do it, I go hard.

yk what they say - go hard or go home lol

 

[Chiara]

I used to argue with people a lot bc I just couldn't leave well enough be, but now that I've had therapy, I've learned to ignore it, unless I can say what I want in a less-than-rude manner. If I feel like a comment I'm about to make is rude or insensitive, I always pass it by my mom or caregiver.

 

[catonkatonk]

Living in the misinformation era is difficult.
Gotta keep my mouth zipped, let's not get into it.

 

[Chiara]

Living in the misinformation era is difficult.
Gotta keep my mouth zipped, let's not get into it.

was that meant for me or the op?

 

[The_LastRomeo]

I am a BIG instigator sooooo

 

[catonkatonk]

was that meant for me or the op?

It's just a general comment on the subject!

 

[centen]

I only do this once a decade, but when I do it, I go hard.

I support this attitude.

 

[centen]

I used to argue with people a lot bc I just couldn't leave well enough be, but now that I've had therapy, I've learned to ignore it, unless I can say what I want in a less-than-rude manner. If I feel like a comment I'm about to make is rude or insensitive, I always pass it by my mom or caregiver.

That's smart. I try to remind myself that I don't usually walk away from a negative interaction feeling better, but some things just get under my skin! It's a work in progress.

 

[centen]

I am a BIG instigator sooooo

Imma call you next time I need backup.

 

[snsd2beg]

If I believe I can help them see they're wrong, I try but most of the time I don't bother

 

[Selfmate]

I try to do what I do in real life in that the point isn't to prove someone else wrong regardless of what I believe them to be wrong since in the entire history of the internet how many people have come out and said "my bad you're right and I'm wrong"

the point is to have a discussion (respectfully) and ultimately it is up to the other person (or sometimes even oneself) to change one's opinions