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Why do people argue on the internet? (pg. 3)
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
Same cat. Why do you have an ugly bird as your avatar? |
Read AGOT |
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| AlphaStarred |
| Don't get it. |
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| EarnYourKeep |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jon_Snow
He's unintentionally proving my point. |
ing rocket scientist here |
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| srussell0018 |
| What do you get when you guzzle down sweets? Eating as much as an elephant eats. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
Don't get it. |
Winter is coming. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
Don't get it. |
You know nothing Jon Snow. |
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| AlphaStarred |
| Time to delete thread? |
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| SYSTEM-J |
Forums are the perfect medium for debate. The written word allows for greater eloquence and construction of more complex points, but until the advent of the Internet written debate only really occurred when academics slugged it out via correspondence or in journals or article, which meant a slow response time. By contrast, the "real-time" format of forums allows for rapid exchanges that recreates the vitality of a real world debate and forces the participants to think and adapt quickly.
And let's be honest, a good debate is is good fun. IGK, in another thread you said you played chess. How is the joy of a debate any harder to fathom than the joy of a chess match? It's an intellectually stimulating and challenging pursuit placed within a competitive framework that rewards success. And this may be foreign to you, but you can learn a -ton from debating on the Internet. Many of my important ideological positions were forged in the fire of online debate. I remember my friend enthusiastically showing me a Richard Dawkins documentary, saying it had changed his entire perspective on religion. I watched it and thought "I learned all of this arguing online as a 17 year old". Often it's only in debate - and live debate, when your points and counterpoints meet active, immediate opposition - that you are forced to really think about your opinions and whether they hold up. Read an article or watch a TV show that challenges your belief and you might come up with some half-cocked riposte in the comfort of your own head and never have to see if it has any resilience when spoken out loud to the challenger.
There's also no doubt to me whatsoever that my critical faculties and ability to rapidly analyse and deconstruct logical information has improved immensely because of arguing on the Internet. There are so many occasions at work when I'll be discussing how to do something with a colleague and say something like "Well, that's based on an assumption that [x] will be true" and suggest an alternate solution. That kind of rapid and incisive thinking is a lot of use to you if you're in a line of work that doesn't just involve stacking shelves. I can honestly say that years of online debating have resulted in a considerable and tangible benefit to me.
A better question might be: why do middle aged paedophiles hang around on Internet forums cracking jokes whilst being shat on and mocked by all and sundry? |
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| Trance-MB |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
Time to delete thread? |
Good idea, but one post too late. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
A better question might be: why do middle aged paedophiles hang around on Internet forums cracking jokes whilst being shat on and mocked by all and sundry? |
Ahahahahahah!! |
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| JEO |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
A better question might be: why do middle aged paedophiles hang around on Internet forums cracking jokes whilst being shat on and mocked by all and sundry? |
According to him, it makes him "relevant". |
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| itsamemario |
| lol you guys are such fags :haha: |
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