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There is a spectre haunting the lemmyverse (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It’s lemmygrad, we’re the spectre. I’d bet at least half of the other instances out there block us, there’s only like 300 dedicated users on this instance, and they still can’t stop complaining about lemmygrad/tankies

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's an interesting idea. I've said something similar irl, that there's a bourgeois script.

There's no point arguing with someone who goes into it by default. Especially family members. Not everyone uses it, but for those who do, the only end point is an exchange of insults.

Good examples are reactionary TV 'news' presenters. They aren't interested in the argument or evidence, only providing their audience with another example to confirm their pre-existing worldview. There's always another quip, another reason why they don't have to consider a new idea. It's infuriating. But when you can recognise it, you'll save yourself a lot of intellectual hardship and emotional pain.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's exactly what I realized as well. When you see that people are just regurgitating talking points they memorized, you know there's no meaningful conversation possible and it's best to just move on.