Re:The Notion of “Trolling” in Ancient Sanskrit
by goto11 on Monday May 13, 2019 @02:33PM
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Lets say two presidential candidates are having a debate. Does it matter if they actually believe in what they are arguing? Of course it does. Or two prospective parents discussing how to best raise a child? Of course it matters if they actually believe what they say.
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Re:The Notion of “Trolling” in Ancient Sanskrit
by hippich on Monday May 13, 2019 @09:17PM
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Presidential "debates" to me appears as a PR campaign. I guess there indeed it is important to know exactly what candidates are standing for and proving their view is the right one (i.e. aligned with viewer's worldview)
With parenting - I see no issues. And I do use such an approach, but my spouse, I believe, trusts me.
So... It looks like the problem is - when the debate is used to judge world view of the person to decide if one would like to trust them - such "devil advocate" arguments are harmful. I believe it is just one possible use of the discussion, but I will keep in mind that and try to avoid arguing from some other perspective if I see the person is trying to figure out if they want to trust me or not.