The Real Way You Always Know Who Lost the Debate — Slate
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The Real Way You Always Know Who Lost the Debate — Slate
Hamish McKenzie: On social media, posers are often given the most status points, and so we’re left with a misleading idea of authority; it seems the people who are loudest in their claims to be experts — the ones we hear from most on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube — are the ones to be most wary of. When self-proclaimed experts are ultimately... See more
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Wow did not expect to become main character this way.
Seems like a culture clash between my community's norms (directly stating disagreement is a mark of respect) and hers (disagreeing so directly is disrespectful, reads as putting someone down)
Sad because I really do think the Hegelians... See more
ivanx.comEven if you have rock-solid evidence and impeccable logic, and you back the other person into a corner, what happens? They might concede—but they definitely hate you. When we make it win-or-lose, everyone loses.