Maybe published on academica journals is the only way to do it?
But again, if you recommend a journal article about how beef is unhealthy to a beef-lover, you can still kind of like an asshole?
I’m curious if you will elaborate. What your parent commenter said about failing marriages is factual and is supported by statistics —- for decades.
You saying that somebody _seems_ to be an asshole however, I see nothing factual about that statement.
Would you try expanding on your position?
I suspect that if we used that criteria, we'd end up reinforcing a lot of existing trends. For example, my daughter gets into a computer science program, but I know that most women don't end up getting jobs in that field, so I withhold congratulations. Why are you yelling? I'm right! I'm backed by decades of statistics.
We say congratulations to people when they get engaged because it is nice to do so.
I think these are perfectly acceptable thoughts to have but in the context of interpersonal relationships and society as a whole, these statements just seem confrontational and unnecessary.