Comment by relaxing
14 hours ago
You have to assume everything is astroturf, and constantly remind yourself not to be swayed by the mood in the room.
14 hours ago
You have to assume everything is astroturf, and constantly remind yourself not to be swayed by the mood in the room.
This is just factually true, and it's why pleading, pearl-clutching, arguments from emotion, etc. should all be immediately discarded - because you have no idea whether the person on the other side of the account is a spammer, paid propagandist, mentally ill, lying for the lols, or just a bot.
Online, the only thing that matters is the substance of the argument.
Save the emotions for those you know in the real world, who you know are real.