• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    No, my complaint isn’t about the Overton window shifting. In fact, I’ve repeatedly explained to you what my actual complaint is which you continue to ignore while making straw man arguments.

    My complaint, once again is about people such as yourself sealioning into threads to make personal attacks when you read something you disagree with. I’ve explicitly said that I welcome disagreement and genuine discussion that’s respectful and informed. And I’ve asked you repeatedly to consider doing that if you’re not happy with the type replies you’re seeing when you start trolling.

    You never said I sealion you, but you keep trying to make some sort of equivalence between you jumping in to start fights and me reacting in kind. In other words, treat others the way you want to be treated or grow a thicker skin.

    The only thing that’s shameful here is what you’re doing and your utter lack of self awareness.

    I have no intention to adapting to reddit style trolling where people drown out meaningful discussion with namecalling and personal attacks. Again, respect is earned, and if you want to have a respectful discussion then engage with people respectfully. It’s not a hard concept.

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      1 year ago

      I’m not jumping in to start fights. I jump in to ask why you’re doing it.

      There’s a difference. Clown faces (a pattern, not an instance), vomit emoji… all that is is you doing something for your feels and to feel better than. They do exactly zero for anything a normal, mature peraon would hope to generate.

      You say you want meaningful exchange and you doggedly defend yourself as you bring the discourse down to single emoji and knee-jerk judgments.

      You’re creating an unhelpful dynamic. Being likeable helps. Being right is “logically” enough. For persuasion, it is a distant second on a good day.

      Being more likeable and less glib can help. Or, You’re not here to help. You’re here to feel better than. Your choice and you get to choose, but be consistent. If it’s the later, don’t criticize it in others, please.

      Let’s go one further and I’ll ask other than when I told you themat you required evidence and you were being a hypocrite, when did I demand evidence over and over? Or do you not know what sealioning is?

      I’m not demanding evidence. I’m asking why you’re so darn incivil to so many people. You look like an unsympathetic Don Quixote and it helps none of your points.

      And if you’re not here to persuade, why post so many of a specific kind of article.

      Again. I don’t follow you around. I’m in certain communities for a reason. And then you shit all over them.

      It’s daft, touched-in-the-head kind of behavior.