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Arguing that people acting disingenuously is a problem with the Internet seems like going after low hanging fruit.
by hackeraccount 4y ago
Arguing that people acting disingenuously is a problem with the Internet seems like going after low hanging fruit.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoThe alternative is actively engaging with them, but the incentive structures are all messed up. If someone has more energy, time, and rhetorical maladaptions, they can "run out the clock" on internet debate. This becomes an effective strategy when we acknowledge that most internet "debates" aren't actually trying to change the minds of those engaging in them. They are performative acts intended to convince the readers which easily outnumber the participants by orders of magnitude. In essence, master debaters craft their message to appeal to viewers whilst simultaneous serving as a foil to the other participants.