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I have been accused of bad faith arguments when that wasn't my intend. > There are potential benefits to considering any given idea (you learn something useful
by raxxorrax 5y ago
I have been accused of bad faith arguments when that wasn't my intend.
> There are potential benefits to considering any given idea (you learn something useful or get smarter), and there are also costs (time to evaluate, possible bad outcomes).
You don't have to evaluate every comment. You just let it stand and let others that want to invest the time come to their own conclusions. Perhaps you misunderstood the comment, have a different perspective or fail to get the context. This can be true for any comment you read.
- mint2 5y agoIn most cases that’s a cue to re-think how a comment is phrased or to pre-emotively address why most people’s knee jerk reaction to it is too hasty. In some cases, yeah the crowd just isn’t receptive to a point of view but most often it’s a matter of phrasing or another issue that needed a second look before posting.