>Why would you bother engaging someone in conversation at all if you didn't assume they were engaging in good faith? Not all interactions are a conversation -a

>Why would you bother engaging someone in conversation at all if you didn't assume they were engaging in good faith? Not all interactions are a conversation -at least not necessarily an on-going one. For instance, in a political thread you may choose to reply to a very obvious troll simply for the sake of countering misinformation -not because you want to run off and get married to them. >If I'm going to assume there's a 50% chance the person I'm talking to is engaging in bad faith I'd rather do something more productive like scream my opinions out my window. Fair. "Don't read the comments" has become a proverb for a reason. That said -there are times and places where it's useful (for your own sake) to interact.