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I've learned that it's very hard to convince people online, particularly over social media (ie twitter), because either 1) these people are unwilling to openly
by miguelmota 7y ago
I've learned that it's very hard to convince people online, particularly over social media (ie twitter), because either 1) these people are unwilling to openly admit that they are wrong because their 'expertise' in the topic will be questioned and they will lose social status value 2) these people think it's weakness to openly admit that they are wrong so they will insist they are correct in order to try to keep up their 'image' 3) these people are simply convinced that they are correct and therefore won't change their ability to be convinced otherwise
- en-us 7y agoSometimes the point isn't to convince the person you are discussing with, it's for the benefit other observers. So if I see someone comment something that is factually wrong I'll often correct it and just leave it at that, no to convince the person but for the benefit of those who don't have time to fact check everything.
- tux1968 7y agoI argue to convince myself, not the other person. Every argument is an opportunity to see where my thinking is sloppy and ill-considered. Sometimes the revelations from an argument don't appear for quite some time afterward. That's probably true for some who don't appear to be swayed by something I've said too. Focusing too much on the other person is a distraction from more useful thoughts about the subject itself.