• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They may think they’ve “won”, but so what?

    The point of internet arguments is not to convince your opponent. That never happens.

    The point is to convince the audience, and if you just leave then it looks like the sealion is right.

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        8 months ago

        Depends. If it’s a subject I feel strongly about I’ll go down the whole damn chain upvoting and downvoting as applicable.

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          8 months ago

          Addendum: when a comment chain goes on long enough in both length and time since the original post, there is no more audience.

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          8 months ago

          At which point the sea lioning has been obvious. You’re not going to see the person you disagree with getting the “last word” and think they “won”.

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            8 months ago

            Nah. It almost always devolves into one person making an effort while the other’s just being an ass.

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      The point of internet arguments is not to convince your opponent. That never happens.

      Why do you think that is?