Think about how much time you spend on this. When you find yourself halfway through one of these responses, ask yourself: Is this really a conversation I want

Think about how much time you spend on this. When you find yourself halfway through one of these responses, ask yourself: Is this really a conversation I want to have? Do I really want to dig deep into this and find evidence to challenge this person’s views, and am I willing to consider changing my views if it turns out the evidence is there for it? Is doing this a good use of a half hour or so of my life? Usually I find the answer to this question is “no” and I close the tab.