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> When you feel yourself getting bothered, angry and you have to prove someone wrong on the internet, step away. You are taking valuable time from your own proj
by madrox 6y ago
> When you feel yourself getting bothered, angry and you have to prove someone wrong on the internet, step away. You are taking valuable time from your own projects and quality of life.
The insidious problem is that, by the time you have that feeling, it is too late. It takes more time to let it go than it took to have that experience. Sometimes, responding feels like the only way to get closure. Better to never put yourself in a situation where having that experience is possible...unless you choose to have it.
- cgriswald 6y agoI think this is more of a conditioned response. If you continually engage, walking away will be difficult. If you regularly avoid or walk away, it’s easy.
- madrox 6y agoAs someone who does not engage, that has not been my experience.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoSpot on -- that's the point. Spew BS and any sort of race / gender / class / whatever bating and then have the hoards of folks rush in to clarify, argue, pushback, and fight for nuance. After a year or two of that, no one feels a need to do it. It's exhausting, and eventually leads to disengagement.