More like “Huh. Cool.” because I’d prefer to be corrected if I’m full of shit.
Readjust the search query. The internet is big, you will find something that reinforces your assumptions if you don’t shy away from tinfoil hats
Ah, eP-hacking.
Time to fake my death and start a new life somewhere else!
Or… hot take here: take in the correct information and move forward with your life.
Let’s not get too crazy, buddy
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You seem to be unaware of the bias (is that the right word here?) that people more likely engage with the post if they kind of agree. People who are real dicks just scroll ahead and ignore the post
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welcome to intellectual honesty :)
I love being proven wrong though, shame today’s society makes it so that nobody wants to admit it because they get burnt for it.
“Oops my bad, I was wrong actually and you were right.”
“HAHAHAHA FUCKEN DUMBASS, I KNEW IT THE WHOLE TIME. BRB IMMA SCREENSHOT THIS AND PIN IT IN THE DISCORD CHANNEL”
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Response: I am glad this learning experience has brought you joy. May your sharing of our experience here together to allow others to learn.
The internet is full of sad lonely people. Don’t let them decide how you interact with the world.
Unfortunately often it’s just friends thinking they are funny, or someone I don’t engage with enough to justify a heartfelt response over. I try my best to do what you said to do, not let it change how I am or how I view the world.
I will never stop admitting when I’m wrong, but there’s people I won’t be vocal about it with anymore lol
Appreciate the kind words.
Postcovid times are deranged indeed
Honestly it’s been long before that, how do you think Trump got elected in America lol
People didn’t like being told they were wrong or that “you shouldn’t support this guy”, so they would double down.
There’s nothing bad about admitting you were wrong, it only proves you are wiser today than you were yesterday.
–Someone…I dunno, don’t ask me names, I suck at names.
Pretty sure that was Hitler that said that when he was referring to why he didn’t pursue his career in Art.
I read it just now on the internet. In this comment.
Well, if it’s on the internet, it must be true. Everyone knows that.
It’s on Wikipedia, or it will be shortly after you read this.
Likely not as Wikipedia is quite good at picking up stuff like this.
It depends. If the person I’m having a discussion with is cool. I’ll admit defeat. If the person is being an ass hat. I’ll first see if I can bend the data a bit to squeeze in my point. If I can’t do that. I’ll look for fringe information. If that doesn’t work. I’ll just ghost them.
Also, if the person is a dick and “technically” right. I will tell you how technically wrong you are all day like Lemmy was my job. However, if you’re cool I’ll admit that we are both technically right, and part ways.
TLDR: it’s ok to be right. Just don’t be a dick about it.
You’ve given me something to think about MuhammandJesusGaySex.
You purposely choose to continue to be wrong because someone else has a shit personality? Has that served you well?
Sometimes you can’t let the enemy have a single inch of ground, no matter the cost.
I think your problem is that you think it is as defeat. It’s a win, your learned something new and the other person spent his time for you. In these cases I am thank them regardless.
As I said to the other person.
Either way I learned something new. But if you’re a dick I’m not going to let you know that. At best I’m not going to “feed the trolls” and at worst I’m going to make you work for being a dick.
See it has less to do with being wrong. Hell, we’re all wrong sometimes. It has to do with how someone approaches me. All of us have some knowledge that someone else doesn’t. That’s ok. But that doesn’t make you or I special. Likewise, our lack of that particular knowledge doesn’t make us dumb either. So, why be a dick about it?
Also, if you can believe this. I get into quite a few religious debates. I know. It sounds crazy. In those discussions things aren’t always as cut and dry as say 2+2=4. People get really passionate about what amounts to nothing but interpretation and opinion.
I actually found that if you are polite and thank person when you learn something new, the dickerry decreases. If you behave combative, then it stays high. Your choice, of course, but you may want to try it. Internet is a strange place, where normally good people start behaving aggressive, insulting others, but I found that quite often it can be corrected - you just have to take first step.
Not the last time I promise
