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I deleted my comment because this is a masterful response. I want to remain on record, though, that you're replying to an idiot who is trying to cause problems. You're better than me for not pointing that out lol.
Oh I'm aware, haha. I just try to take the road less traveled in case any onlookers might have their views changed by seeing a genuine response.
Your comment taught me a lot that I didn't previously know so thank you!
No problem! Glad you enjoyed!
(also pinging @[email protected])
Sometimes*, it's still worth replying to bad faith 'debate', not to discuss or even necessarily refute them, but to address their audience, including lurkers.
That said, it's also good to have FAQs and links so you don't waste 30 minutes of your labor replying to a downvoted sunken bad faith one-liner.
No thats a great mindset. I just have no faith in humanity.
I've had many people at this point DM or reply to me saying they appreciate my input and learned something new, and this helps me keep my faith up. There are also those who consider me a "troll" which is silly, and others who are eternally anti-Marxist-Leninist no matter what, but those aren't the people I really try to reach, it's the more reasonable people that are more receptive and act in better faith. Funnily enough, I have developed a bit of an "anti-fan club."
In cases like this, it's pretty much a lay-up for me to put a bit of effort in, as you can see from the response my comments are getting on this post. In other cases, I ignore because I can tell the other person's mind is made up and there's no chance of onlookers anyways.
Ultimately, it's a balance.