How to have better arguments online

Re:How to have better arguments online by superbcarrot on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:34AM (#26203406)

One rule that I have is that if I need to repeat or rephrase a previous comment without adding anything new, I need to stop the conversation.

1. Comment by me.

2. Response by someone else.

If my reaction to 2 is to reiterate 1, that's a sign that the conversation isn't going anywhere and it's better if I don't participate further.

Also, if you're on twitter, facebook or reddit, you need to heavily restrict your input and output and not take part in arguments altogether. Or just not be on those platforms in their current form.

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Re:How to have better arguments online by prox on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:43AM (#26203441)

I sometimes comment to show a bit of effort, when I agree with someone, like yours superbcarrot, something more than an easy upvote. Not everything has to be a discussion.

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Re:How to have better arguments online by FartyMcFarter on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:54AM (#26203484)

There's a fine line between appreciative agreement and something that just decreases the signal to noise ratio though.

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Re:How to have better arguments online by prox on Saturday February 20, 2021 @07:51AM (#26203752)

Absolutely, I don’t do this with everything, but it’s more like an appreciation of effort to the commenter.

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Re:How to have better arguments online by Hacker_IAM on Saturday February 20, 2021 @07:53AM (#26203759)

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Re:How to have better arguments online by SuoDuanDao on Saturday February 20, 2021 @09:11AM (#26204190)

Say something that smart people find edifying.

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Re:How to have better arguments online by i_am_the_ai on Saturday February 20, 2021 @08:28AM (#26203944)

Wrong!

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Re:How to have better arguments online by csours on Saturday February 20, 2021 @12:18PM (#26205876)

If you have to repeatedly do this, sure. I guess everyone has a different threshold. People with customer facing jobs have a lot of practice with this.

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