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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 day ago

Man, this post gave me so many new people to block!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I don't block people. It's better to downvote them.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Nobody is changing their mind from modern debates online. We are in a culture of anti-intellectualism. So there really is no point. I only block if someone is annoying or there is no point in engagement.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the basic and long forgotten sloga. Of "don't feed the trolls"

I accept opinions other than my own, but if there is no sincere commitment from the other, why bother. Don't feed the trolls.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Double benefit from my perspective. I block people for three reasons, they are not mutually exclusive. Willful stupidity and being argumentative. If someone refuses to learn objective truth or insists I believe their objectively wrong position I have no need to interact with them in the future. I’m done with them. The third reason is getting the last word, myself or them. I have a hard time shutting up sometimes, so if someone meets either of the above criterial and has to continue to keep commenting on any rebuttal I make I just block them. There’s no reason to allow myself to continue the interaction, and the other person has no interest in a good faith discussion.

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