dramaticcat@sh.itjust.works to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agoLemmygrad tankies react very sanely to Lemmy.world's defederationsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square118linkfedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1256arrow-down1imageLemmygrad tankies react very sanely to Lemmy.world's defederationsh.itjust.worksdramaticcat@sh.itjust.works to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square118linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNewPerspective@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down2·2 years agoWhy do all the crazy people think debates fix things?
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-22 years agoBecause eventually the sane people stop talking to them. And that means they forfeit the debate and the crazy person wins it be default.
minus-squareSchizoDenji@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoAhh yes, the Eric Cartman strategy.
minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoTheyre insecure about their intelligence and theyre posturing.
minus-squareadmiralteal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWhen your entire strategy in an argument is to be disingenuous and dishonest as all hell, you ALWAYS feel like you win the arguments. It can trick a person into thinking they are a good debater.
minus-squaredonuts@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIn other words, it’s easy to win a debate when you were only aiming to convince yourself.
Why do all the crazy people think debates fix things?
Because eventually the sane people stop talking to them. And that means they forfeit the debate and the crazy person wins it be default.
Ahh yes, the Eric Cartman strategy.
Theyre insecure about their intelligence and theyre posturing.
When your entire strategy in an argument is to be disingenuous and dishonest as all hell, you ALWAYS feel like you win the arguments.
It can trick a person into thinking they are a good debater.
In other words, it’s easy to win a debate when you were only aiming to convince yourself.