It's always amusing when the other person has to fall back on "The tricks on you! You invested time talking to me, while I deviously spent way less time and put

It's always amusing when the other person has to fall back on "The tricks on you! You invested time talking to me, while I deviously spent way less time and put less thought into my arguments. Don't you feel foolish now?" No, not really. As it turns out writing a couple paragraphs does not meaningfully impact the progress of my other work. And I would assume that's the case with most people. Maybe one day you can get past DH0: http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html