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Has anyone else noticed a sudden lack of reading comprehension skills?
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this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2023
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Also, people jumping to extreme or nonsensical conclusions. Something like: "I personally don't like a cactus as a balcony plant." - "Aha so you think all plants should die?! I think you should die instead!"
Sometimes they will just make up stuff you supposedly believe and go ballistic on that. For some there really is no nuance and it's really tiering how this compromises more complex discussions.
At that point, you just call strawman and leave; no point in engaging with someone arguing with themself
Yeah nuance is an endangered concept... It's tragic.
Part of that probably is the education system; "Here's a multiple choice answer where several are relevant, choose 'the best' answer"
On the same note, people whose arguments are completely black and white, not wanting to see even the slightest nuance.
I think that is by far what annoys me the most.
So you can't hold yourself to a decision? Typical flip flopping nonprincipled [insert your political affiliation here]!
Many situations are more complicated and nuanced than the relationship status of a closeted 40 year old conservative white man flying to Thailand on a solo vacation, but try explaining that to some people.