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One rule that I have is that if I need to repeat or rephrase a previous comment without adding anything new, I need to stop the conversation. 1. Comment by me.
by superbcarrot 6y ago
One rule that I have is that if I need to repeat or rephrase a previous comment without adding anything new, I need to stop the conversation.
1. Comment by me.
2. Response by someone else.
If my reaction to 2 is to reiterate 1, that's a sign that the conversation isn't going anywhere and it's better if I don't participate further.
Also, if you're on twitter, facebook or reddit, you need to heavily restrict your input and output and not take part in arguments altogether. Or just not be on those platforms in their current form.
- prox 6y agoI sometimes comment to show a bit of effort, when I agree with someone, like yours superbcarrot, something more than an easy upvote. Not everything has to be a discussion.
- FartyMcFarter 6y agoThere's a fine line between appreciative agreement and something that just decreases the signal to noise ratio though.
- prox 6y agoAbsolutely, I don’t do this with everything, but it’s more like an appreciation of effort to the commenter.
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- SuoDuanDao 6y agoSay something that smart people find edifying.
- i_am_the_ai 6y agoWrong!
- csours 6y agoIf you have to repeatedly do this, sure. I guess everyone has a different threshold. People with customer facing jobs have a lot of practice with this.