This is the stupidest shit Iāve ever heard.
remember that time you called health insurance āgamblingā, which is why you refuse to get any? (or support universal basic health care)
ah, good times.
Iām flattered that you spend so much time thinking about the things Iāve said.
Iām writing a book of my thoughts, Iāll let you know when Iām done.
given youāre eating crayons at a faster rate than you can learn to write coherently, Iām not going to hold my breath.
We used to make fun of people like this. Humiliate them. Alas, no more. Everyoneās opinion is now valuable.
Itās not that their opinion is now valuable. We just figured out that Bullying doesnāt work.
itās just as equally effective to break dumb beliefs like this as reasoning is, and both are far more effective than empathy, according to studies.
I think thatās what the internet has done for us, itās removed that sort āsocial immune systemā that prevented crazy ideas from spreading. Before, if somebody had some crazy ideas, the most they could usually do was rant to people on the bus/subway, maybe make some pamphlets, or some other small-scale thing to spread the idea. At best you might find someone on AM radio broadcasting at weird hours. Individuals would get exposed to it, but would likely never pass it on, this contained crazy ideas and they rarely got traction to spread.
Now the internet comes along, and suddenly crazies are getting hooked up with impressionable people easier than ever before. Crazy ideas have an almost endless supply of rubes that will eat them right up. Our social immune system canāt protect society from all the insane things flying around at high speeds all over the place now. Itās intellectual chaos.
I mean the social immune system also prevented ideas like worker solidarity, gender equality, socioeconomic mobility, sexual freedom, etc. from spreading but I get your point. Opening Pandoraās box let the crazies out as well as the AOC/Bernie and free Palestine crowds.
Eh nah. Pointless debate and argument is kek
Man, a lot of comments on here are giving me reddit debate lord vibes. People talking about āthe truth mattersā, but the way a lot of them are saying, it sounds like they just want to ego boost and dunk on/bully someone that they perceive as inferior; which I suppose could also be called āasserting intellectual superiorityā.
Chances are that any argument you use on them is something theyāve already heard, and the more you push and demean them the more defensive they will probably get, and the harder it will be to convince them. And even if you did manage to pressure and shame them into believing the earth is round, that wonāt suddenly make them good critical thinkers.
The best way to convince these people of reality is to just say āYou really believe that?ā and āThat sounds complicatedā when they talk about it. Or you can laugh in a friendly way and say āWho told you that? Theyāre trying to trick you.ā
These people respond to emotions, not facts. Just tell them someone is tricking them. They want to have friends and special knowledge.
Haha, itās so funny that this guy believes in ridiculous āscienceā like flat-earthism. Anyway, Iām going to wander crowded indoor areas without a mask during a pandemic, see ya!