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You Will Never Win an Argument On the Internet - Here's Why (www.joanwestenberg.com)

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Most online debate is actively harmful to our thinking. Every hour spent arguing on Twitter is an hour we could have spent reading a book, writing an essay, or having a genuine discussion in a better environment.

The Internet promised us a marketplace of ideas. Instead, we built a gladiatorial arena where ideas go to die—time to find better places to think.

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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, the audience is smaller and also scientifically minded. If someone admits to being wrong, that's often seen as character strength. But I guess, also just having a higher education allows you to not feel attacked in your whole self-worth, if you're occasionally wrong.