People on reddit call anyone with a different opinion a shill -- does it really matter if someone is being paid to have an opinion? There is no way to confirm s

People on reddit call anyone with a different opinion a shill -- does it really matter if someone is being paid to have an opinion? There is no way to confirm someone is or isn't a "psyops" agent so at the end of the day does it even matter. If your only argument is that someone is paid to have that opinion and you cant actually address their point maybe you should reexamine your point of view regardless of who you assume they work for. I think its a pretty narcissistic and ridiculous worldview to feel the only way someone can have a different pov from you is if they are paid. I dont question their existence - I just don't think it matters because I don't assume the people who disagree with me are dumb or malicious or paid and I could never confirm their employment status anyway so I choose not to smugly write people off as shills.