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Putting aside that you've given up entirely on any form of discourse with the account you're responding to... You aren't only talking to that account - you are
by koheripbal 7y ago
Putting aside that you've given up entirely on any form of discourse with the account you're responding to...
You aren't only talking to that account - you are having a public conversation in front of millions of people.
...and if the discussion goes something like:
Company A: "We believe in xyz."
Twitter B: "You are an <insert insult>."
...then what benefit have you delivered to the other millions of people reading? All you are doing is stroking the ego of those who agree, and fueling outrage for those that don't. No ones position is evolving.
Instead, you should recognize that the audience of your comment is the millions of silent readers whose combined opinions/votes/dollars have an actual impact. To them, a logical, well reasoned, and UN-emotional argument is persuasive, and far more likely to help you achieve your goal.
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- dorgo 7y ago> To them, a logical, well reasoned, and UN-emotional argument is persuasive, and far more likely to help you achieve your goal. I'm not so sure. Know your audience. On hackernews I agree. But there are forums where nobody reads or understands your well reasoned arguments..
- YeGoblynQueenne 7y agoSo why use those forums? If all you can do on twitter or reddit and whatnot is engage in pointless flamewars, why post there at all, or read them? What does anyone gain by spending time exchanging "biting sarcasm" (as per a sibling comment) on an online platform? Are there issues that we need to resolve with debate? If so, will those issues be resolved by slagging off each other on the internets? If not, is it any point doing exactly that, instead of trying (very hard) to have a level-headed, thoughtful conversation? (And I do mean _trying_ very very hard because the internets has made little snotty know-it-alls of many of us and that just sucks).
- pm90 7y agoBecause those forums reach a wider audience? Because not every forum espouses or encourages well researched and reasoned arguments? I like both twitter and hacker news, for expressing myself in different ways. Each have their place. One place isn't better than the other. Humans are diverse and so are their needs.
- Paradigma11 7y agoI do think that a snarky witty reply goes farther. Biting sarcasm is also not bad. You want to be remembered by your readers and logical, well reasoned arguments dont hold up that well in that regard.
- laughinghan 7y agoCompany A: "We believe in xyz." Twitter B: "You are an <insert insult>." But that's not what happened. "really like? cause your workers are liars?" is not an insult, it's pointing out that your workers contradict you.
- ramphastidae 7y ago> a logical, well reasoned, and UN-emotional argument is persuasive, and far more likely to help you achieve your goal. This is shockingly naive. Look at the world around you. Read history.