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Experts: No Way to Truly Know if Redditor You're Arguing With Is Bot or Child (hard-drive.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Why is it that despite knowing how utterly futile snarky little debates are, I can't resist doing it?

I hate it, but it's so damn engaging.

The thing is. It's never satisfying. Luke no one ever concedes. Ever. They just stop replying eventually.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It is satisfying on the rare occasion someone makes an actually interesting argument you haven't heard before, or actually addresses your points.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Because it's a battle of egos and about dominating the conversation. Both of which are vitally important to human life whether other people want to accept it or not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I'm the exact same.