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Focus of your research: EXTREME PETTINESS AND UNWILLINGNESS TO LET ANYTHING GO

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Growing up is learning you don't have to win the online argument.

Wait. Not "growing up," sorry, I just double-checked my notes and I meant to say "getting medicated." Yes, that's it.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

But then someone is wrong on the internet. Won't someone think of the children and out spotless archival system?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

And then you realize the person you're arguing about politics with is some literal 14-year-old

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Realization of this is what led me to block an instance for the first time. Got no time for bad faith and senseless aggression.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What’s the threshold for when someone is automatically wrong based on their age?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It depends on the subject. Generally you'd want some life experience or education on the subject.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

Growing up is to only argue when you could win and be a polite asshole when you couldn't

[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago (3 children)

ULTP: Just point out opponents grammer or typos instant win.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My grammer died from COVID

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My grammar died from covid

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

My grammer died from corvid

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

my grammer died from morbius

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Reminds me of this meme.

To be clear I don't care about the argument at all, only memes.:-D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

A respectable position to take.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You really are an Unethical Life Tip Pro.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Did you mean "for an instant win"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

… opponent’s … typos—instant win.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago

Growing up I've just learned how to make things sound professional. "Independant research to contribute to peer education."

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

If I was in charge of an internet research dataset, I think I would grant anyone's request if the reason was to win an argument. Then again, maybe that's why I'm not in charge of an internet research dataset.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Great related bit from the comments:

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago