> debate with strangers on internet forums Why do you think this is not a meaningful contribution to society? In order for sitting-in-the-room people to debate

> debate with strangers on internet forums Why do you think this is not a meaningful contribution to society? In order for sitting-in-the-room people to debate on the forums, someone else – a part of society! – has to spend their time on said forums, creating demand for discussion. Otherwise the forums would have no posts at all. One person sitting in the room could effectively “free up” time of dozens others that they could spend otherwise.