> Also why can't people have fun battling with words and bets? They can, and it is definitely better than violence, but I don't conflate "fun" with "belittling

> Also why can't people have fun battling with words and bets? They can, and it is definitely better than violence, but I don't conflate "fun" with "belittling and demeaning" . (not to imply that you do, just showing the distinction I am making). I can think of a few other "I won a bet" posts I've seen over the years and they didn't have this negativity associated with it, despite their authors clearly feeling proven justified.