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‘Sealioning’ is the word that sums up why Twitter discussion is so unbearable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 months ago They may think they’ve “won”, but so what? The point of internet arguments is not to convince your opponent. That never happens. The point is to convince the audience, and if you just leave then it looks like the sealion is right.
minus-squareSotuanduso@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoWhen the comment chain goes on long enough, there is no more audience.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoDepends. If it’s a subject I feel strongly about I’ll go down the whole damn chain upvoting and downvoting as applicable.
minus-squareSotuanduso@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoAddendum: when a comment chain goes on long enough in both length and time since the original post, there is no more audience.
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoOne of the things I miss about forum threads sorted by most recent comment
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoAt which point the sea lioning has been obvious. You’re not going to see the person you disagree with getting the “last word” and think they “won”.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoNah. It almost always devolves into one person making an effort while the other’s just being an ass.
minus-squareLeeker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months ago The point of internet arguments is not to convince your opponent. That never happens. Why do you think that is?
The point of internet arguments is not to convince your opponent. That never happens.
The point is to convince the audience, and if you just leave then it looks like the sealion is right.
When the comment chain goes on long enough, there is no more audience.
Depends. If it’s a subject I feel strongly about I’ll go down the whole damn chain upvoting and downvoting as applicable.
Addendum: when a comment chain goes on long enough in both length and time since the original post, there is no more audience.
One of the things I miss about forum threads sorted by most recent comment
At which point the sea lioning has been obvious. You’re not going to see the person you disagree with getting the “last word” and think they “won”.
Nah. It almost always devolves into one person making an effort while the other’s just being an ass.
That would be a draw imo
Why do you think that is?
Human psychology, probably.