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

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[-] flicker@lemmy.world 78 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 27 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

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

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 9 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.

[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

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

[-] lowleveldata@programming.dev 20 points 9 months ago

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

[-] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 35 points 9 months ago

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

[-] meowgenau@programming.dev 20 points 9 months ago
[-] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 20 points 9 months ago
[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

My grammer died from COVID

[-] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

My grammar died from covid

[-] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 9 points 9 months ago

My grammer died from corvid

[-] ben_dover@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

my grammer died from morbius

[-] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 1 points 9 months ago
[-] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 13 points 9 months ago
[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 7 points 9 months ago

Reminds me of this meme.

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

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

A respectable position to take.

[-] IndefiniteBen@leminal.space 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You really are an Unethical Life Tip Pro.

[-] jerrythegenius@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Did you mean "for an instant win"?

[-] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

… opponent’s … typos—instant win.

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

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

[-] 69420@lemmy.world 15 points 9 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.

[-] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago
[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago

Great related bit from the comments:

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago
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