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Re:I am stepping down from Perl Steering Council and Core by MontagFTB on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:28AM (#26779816)
Genuinely curious: isn’t there a difference between sea-lioning (haranguing the person with questions that do not move the conversation forward) and asking for clarification on a point in order to engage with them in good faith? If so it’s hard to make that discernment from a single comment.
Re:I am stepping down from Perl Steering Council and Core by gcannonkjp on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:39AM (#26779927)
Yes I think there is based on intent of the question, whether it actually is just a clarification or an attempt to lead the conversation into a debate. That being said though, I feel like calling any disagreement Sea-Lioning might become the new way for people to dismiss any arguments against their opinions/ideas without actually having to provide valid thought behind their opinion/idea.
Re:I am stepping down from Perl Steering Council and Core by hn8788 on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:39AM (#26779925)
There is, but people have started using it as a catch-all defense so the conversation changes from whatever was initially said, to "stop harrassing me". It's the same tactics game developers use when they do something blatantly scummy, then start talking about how they're receiving death threats over what they did, that way they're seen as the victim.