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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by mindcrime on Thursday April 11, 2024 @10:46AM (#40002780)
I don't really put that much thought into it, TBH. I mean, yes, there are times when "educate people" is explicitly the answer, but not always. Sometimes it's just a reflection of some vague sense of desire to share and communicate with no particular purpose. That seems to be a sort of part of human nature for most of us, to some degree.
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by nuancebydefault on Thursday April 11, 2024 @03:24PM (#40005828)
Probably you won't read this anymore but maybe some other people, or maybe nobody. But anyways I appreciate the answer(ing) you did!
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by mindcrime on Thursday April 11, 2024 @03:30PM (#40005887)
Just to be clear, I don't mean to say that I don't reply to anybody, ever. Far from it. I enjoy a good conversation - *so long as it's some combination of productive, interesting, polite, professional, etc.*. I was trying to say that I'm more willing now to not reply when it's a response that is clearly just trying to start an argument for the sake of starting an argument, or somebody who is rude / disrespectful / etc.

I reply to people all the time, especially on HN where the S/N ratio tends to be a bit higher.

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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by nuancebydefault on Thursday April 11, 2024 @04:07PM (#40006285)
Indeed. When the conversation goes for example in the direction of: 'i am right, you are wrong', it is best to categorize as noise not begging a reaction.
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