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Re:U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to... by maxerickson on Monday November 04, 2019 @08:35PM (#21448779)
I mean, if you reply "Go fuck yourself" you are probably done with the thread, not planning engaging further with the asshole.

Really, my point is that there is too much effort to engage assholerly as if it is actually reasoned conversation, when it is just assholery. Maybe we could go with the milder "This is ridiculous" as a reply or something.

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Re:U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to... by AnimalMuppet on Monday November 04, 2019 @09:04PM (#21448940)
Just downvote and flag. If it's genuinely negative behavior, the mods will usually deal with it.

If you're going to reply, it's better to give the uninformed reader some idea why it's ridiculous, rather than just the bare claim that it is. But hey, I just told someone that their post was "paranoid drivel", so I'm maybe not the best one to talk...

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