| sundin13 said: I feel like most of the moderation I've seen done in the politics thread isn't really about what people are arguing, but instead about the fact that they are engaging in a way which isn't conducive to debate. For example, there was one user who I recall would often go into the politics thread to post controversial takes (I don't recall their name or if they are still around). Upon getting several replies, they would say they enjoyed ragebaiting people but didn't want to waste time arguing. Rinse repeat about once a week. I believe that person was banned from the thread. Good. |
Yeah, these people often show incompetence in arguing and low reading comprehension, and persist in the demonstration of both. I generally interpret this as a coping mechanism to avoid appearing foolish and inept → and that's somehow the more optimistic view. The fact that these people have free time, and choose to waste that free time arguing on the internet purely for the entertainment of enraging someone else is a much sadder story about them.
"Cipolla's Third Law of Stupidity (1976): A stupid person is one who causes harm to another person or group without at the same time obtaining a benefit for himself or even damaging himself."
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
