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[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 63 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Another one of my favorites: when people read between lines that aren't there.

I said what I said, not what you heard.

Now we're arguing about what I said even though it was 5 seconds ago.

[-] Chestnut@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago

Irl I often repeat what other people say in my own words and ask them if that's what they believe. It both helps me understand where they're coming from and confirm I get them

On the Internet I almost never do.

Communication is a two way street. You can be as explicit as you want but if people are trying to win an argument instead of have a discussion they're going to misconstrue what you're saying more often than not.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

So what you’re saying is you make shit up and then when people deny it, you look at them all smug like “I told you so”?

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

See the problem with your comment is that it's indistinguishable from something the average Lemmy user would actually say in an argument, so it's very hard to tell if it's sarcasm

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

Brother, dude is just a parrot walking across a keyboard. He's not capable of active malice.

[-] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Being able to figure out what another person is trying to say is an important skill some people don't seem have. I'm not talking about pretending not to understand to "win an argument" either: some folks are legitimately incapable of it.

[-] SteveHeist@mastodon.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago

@fsxylo @Mandarbmax Two of the three direct replies are solid Exhibits A and B of exactly what you're talking about xD

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[-] SeabassDan@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

So what you're saying is...

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -3 points 7 months ago

Or maybe just stop making racist jokes

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago
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