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Your point about hypocrisy is something I have thought myself- Being a hypocrite doesn't make your argument wrong by default, and it's strange that we instantly
by the_cat_kittles 14y ago
Your point about hypocrisy is something I have thought myself- Being a hypocrite doesn't make your argument wrong by default, and it's strange that we instantly act like it does. There must be some reason we act this way, does anyone have a good explanation?
- ceol 14y agoIt's because we treat arguments like battles, looking for that one opening to strike no matter how desperate it may be. It's why you see a lot of people quote a single sentence out of a three paragraph post and reply to that, ignoring the rest of it. Aside: I would love to see someone study the differences between in-person and online arguments.
- sskates 14y agoIf someone claims that "you should always do X" and then proceeds to do Y, isn't the fact that they did Y evidence that "always do X" isn't a good rule?
- jamesbritt 14y agoNo. It suggests it's easier to give advice than to follow it.
- neumann_alfred 14y agoOnly if "because I do it" is their one and only argument for "always do X". Which it rarely, if ever, is.
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- DanBC 14y agoPoliticians don't tend to say "Here's this bad thing; we all do it; let's see what we can do to lower the incidence of this bad thing." Politicians tend to say "Here's this bad thing. Those people over there, that do this bad thing? They're destroying our society. They're bad and they should feel bad, and anyone who supports them is bad and should feel bad." You can see how someone saying the latter, while doing the bad thing, isn't just a hypocrite, but is an annoying judgemental hypocrite. We're just holding them to their own standards. Some people say that's the problem - don't have any standards any no-one will call you a hypocrite. I'd disagree. Have standards, just don't be a judgemental idiot about them.