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Peretend I said something politically incorrect and insert your outrage below this comment. Be sure to use some derogatory adjectives, unrelated to anything pre
by maratd 8y ago
Peretend I said something politically incorrect and insert your outrage below this comment. Be sure to use some derogatory adjectives, unrelated to anything previously said, to describe me.
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- aerovistae 8y agoI'm not convinced that's a new phenomenon. Certainly I've seen no evidence that it is and a great deal that it isn't.
- MBCook 8y agoThat may simply be an artifact of most writing we have from older periods was professional, like magazine articles. Not personal/casual, like Reddit/HN.
- aerovistae 8y agoYou don't even really need examples of casual writing to discern that this attitude is nothing new. I mean, look at stories from throughout history, from the debates of Roman senators to Salem Witch Trials and back to Chinese oracle bones-- since when have people ever avoided ad hominem attacks, fallacious logic, and overwrought outrage on topics they barely understand?
- pvillano 8y agoPeople used to have duels over arguments.