The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Ryujin]

True that, but at least in person I can read their faces and body postures to get a sense for where their minds are at. Online it instantly becomes the worst Derridean hellscape I've ever seen: all we have is the text before us and nothing of our actual interlocutors to guide our interpretations. In a scenario like this, I'd say a kind of collective road rage is inevitable.

For instance it's far easier to see someone snickering behind their hand, if you're face-to-face.

 

[dragoner]

Oh noes, I commented in a thread where people are arguing about nothing.
*unwatch

 

[Cadence]

I'm actually kind of surprised that he let pepperoni pizza satisfy that definition. Good.

 

[Ryujin]

Oh noes, I commented in a thread where people are arguing about nothing.
*unwatch

But those are some of the most fun to follow! Gives great fuel for playing CN NPCs.

 

[Umbran]

The conclusion I finally reached (and Vaalingrade helped me get there) is that the online format persistently thwarts the only justifiable role I see for debate: finding the truth and changing our minds to fit it once found. It shouldn't be this fraught, but it is.

The logical conclusion to take from that is that debate is a poor choice of approach. Indeed, "finding the truth" is a fool's errand on most of the topics we have, which are largely about preferences not truths.

That frees you up to discuss, without the burden of having to prove anything.

 

[Guest 7034872]

The logical conclusion to take from that is that debate is a poor choice of approach. Indeed, "finding the truth" is a fool's errand on most of the topics we have, which are largely about preferences not truths.

That frees you up to discuss, without the burden of having to prove anything.

Exactly.

 

[RealAlHazred]

I like not getting into any fights with people online. I find it works wonders for my blood pressure.

But, I subsist on spite and coffee. If I don't get enough spite, I have to up my coffee intake to possibly dangerous levels...

 

[Benjamin Olson]

Oh noes, I commented in a thread where people are arguing about nothing.

I feel like the part of that sentence after "I commented in a thread" is superfluous.

 

[Guest 7034872]

But, I subsist on spite and coffee. If I don't get enough spite, I have to up my coffee intake to possibly dangerous levels...

With the coffee I agree.

 

[J.Quondam]

The real evil genius of it is that it all works only because Vecna has expertise in the "Sentence Diagramming" skill.