this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2024
750 points (96.2% liked)

Comic Strips

19260 readers
1789 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
750
Sealioning (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ahlooolahhh@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

When the comment chain goes on long enough, there is no more audience.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

One of the things I miss about forum threads sorted by most recent comment

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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".

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

That would be a draw imo

[–] Leeker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

Why do you think that is?

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Human psychology, probably.