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So, hang on, the person has an opinion and lists the facts they believe support it. You call them a pedant, hateworthy, that nobody cares and that they ought to
by glurgh 13y ago
So, hang on, the person has an opinion and lists the facts they believe support it. You call them a pedant, hateworthy, that nobody cares and that they ought to 'go away' because of 'the global surveillance state' or something. You don't have to agree with the person but basically, you're being a dick. Please don't.
- swombat 13y agoHis opinion is starting from a vastly different set of facts than most of the people commenting here. He thinks the discussion is about provable facts. The discussion is about likelihoods and evidence. He thinks the discussion is about news. The discussion is about doing something about a programme that's been building up for a decade or more. From two such completely alien starting points, there is little possible useful argument. I've been in enough online arguments in my time to recognise a lost cause.
- glurgh 13y agoI didn't get that impression but that's neither here nor there. If you're convinced discussion with someone is a lost cause, the best thing to do is likely something other than flying into a mouthfrothing nerdrage at them. Surely something you've also noticed through experience in online arguments.