• DarkCloud@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Everything is better disconnected online. There no convincing people online. Only in person, where people are more moderate, and more likely to express more moderate views or not fall/goad into petty debate.

    … except for Felix.

  • heavy@sh.itjust.works
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    19 hours ago

    This assumes good intent no? Usually the issues I’m not willing to debate or discuss with some dick head is because they’re, in fact not trying to debate with good intent.

  • Obinice@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Missing the decades in which they tried persuading, debating, discussing and educating up to this tipping point, this final straw, all to no avail.

    Are we supposed to just keep trying forever, pointlessly? Exhaustingly? Every day? For another 30 years?

    At some point for our own mental wellbeing it’s time to consider that some people will simply never change, are closed to any and all discussions, and it’s best for ourselves to stop trying over and over, and focus on our own mental health instead.

    I was idealistic once, and would have said there’s never a time to stop trying to fix other people, to help them see a different viewpoint, or mortality, etc, but some people just can’t be fixed. All you’re really doing by continuing to try is breaking yourself in the process. Be kind to yourself <3

  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    I think if Reddit/Lemmy users want to do anything more than preaching to the choir during their time online and build actual bridges, they need to go on Facebook. Because there’s no way Facebook boomers are coming over here.

  • Solumbran@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Ah yes, when far right extremists complain about people not wanting to listen to them.

    Fitting OP’s account as usual.