I’m looking for any examples that you might have encountered and links to them.

  • zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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    8 months ago

    Do you ever get burned out on people not starting out in good faith? Like I used to enjoy back and forth, but a while ago I gave up because the majority are super defensive instead of inquisitive.

    • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com
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      8 months ago

      That’s exactly why I ask clarifying questions.

      Bad faith arguers usually won’t answer a question because then they’d have to reveal they’re arguing in bad faith. But that ends up being the tell anyway.

      There was a recent instance where I asked someone if they really supported free speech, which they arguing for in response to a Canadian policy that would criminalize calling for genocide. Really supporting free speech meant permitting calls for genocide against a group that included them.

      They never answeres the question about whether they supported calls for genocide that might include them. I asked them twice.

      In that case, it’s easy enough to just stop responding to anything they say. They’ve outed themselves by not participating in the conversation.