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There may be an age or generational explanation for this, but I especially notice this behavior on Reddit while not nearly as much here on Lemmy (though maybe that's also a mater of implementation).

It seems many are so quick to assert overly-confident positions, but then hit-and-run with some smarmy remark at even the slightest challenge, then quickly block. Like, not even crazy stuff. Just basic, civil disagreements. I can pretty well predict when it will happen, and it always feels like such a petty ego-sparing fingers-in-ears denial thing to do, and to me if anything shows they were not very confident in their views being challenged.

I think I've only blocked a handful of people over a decade who were actively spamming, stalking, or spewing extremely hateful rhetoric and I just reported them simultaneously. You have to cross a pretty extreme and irrational line for me to do that.

The reason I ask is to see if I'm missing something; to better understand the mindset of those who do.

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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Jesus, what is all this? skimming it looks like half of it is a treatise on epistemology. you're really going to focus on the data?

I've been on the fucking internet too, that's the data. I'm speaking from my own experience in the shared world we've been in, like everyone always does. we at least are clearly on shared spaces.

so like, unless the trolls are all in your DMs, can we skip the text walls about data and skepticism and uncertainty principles??

The rest of your reply seems fairly good spirited but I'm not eager to read it when we start off with paragraph after paragraph of "what data"

I'm not telling you not to block people, I would recommend you double check what I wrote next time before spouting off like that. I said something closer to "you shouldn't call them trolls". I dont see you engaging with that point anywhere....

[–] Libb@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I almost forgot:

I would recommend you double check what I wrote next time before spouting off like that. I said something closer to “you shouldn’t call them trolls”. I dont see you engaging with that point anywhere….

Thx for the suggestion. Allow me then to offer you one suggestion too: before deploring someone does not answer your point, you should start by reading the answer they have given, instead of 'skimming' through it.

It's too long a reply for you to be bothered to read? then don't say a word, that would be fine too. Let me help you, here: you may wish to read the 3rd and 4th paragraphs (maybe also the 2nd one.).

Like I said, thx for the suggestion, and have a nice day.

[–] Libb@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

Jesus, what is all this?

you’re really going to focus on the data?

The rest of your reply seems fairly good spirited but I’m not eager to read it

That's called an answer, and yes I will focus on data. It was indeed shared in a good spirit. You're more than welcome to not give a fuck about my answer, quite obviously. Have a nice day.