Fair, I should work on being a bit more patient. It's just so tiring when people keep regurgitating these same tropes that have already been addressed time and again. Kudos on your patience dealing with this sort of stuff and actually explaining things.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Believe me, I sympathize with the monotony of dispelling the same myths and tropes regularly. It's why I usually reference prior comments of mine before making a bespoke comment or post, and tweak to better suit the context, similar to what you do. I'm a firm believer that simply explaining and refusing to take cheap rhetorical wins results in long-term ideological cohesion in internet communities, raising the general average understanding of those who use these forums, and results in reduced work load in the long run by increasing the number of people that can actually respond well.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

For sure, even if the person making the original comment is just trolling, an explanation helps other people reading the thread.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 hours ago

Yep!