Number 386

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1371189]

Comments

[meihua.livejournal.com]

(x) Depends on how well I know them, and how well our debating styles match

[andrewducker]

Me too.

I've now got to the point where, if someone jumps on me in another journal, I'll go see what their journal is like and try to decide whether they are likely to be worth engaging with.

In my journal, of course, I'm much worse at letting go :->

[cdave]

This of course leads to another poll.

Someone on the internet is Right!

I'm sticking my productivity down the bog, and will read everything they've ever written!

And? The internet is _full_ of Right people. Who has the time to read with all of them?

[onceupon.livejournal.com]

The internet is _full_ of people who are sometimes Right and sometimes Wrong!

Who has time to read with all of the universe imploding like that?

[cdave]

You're Wrong!

The universe is exploding!

[onceupon.livejournal.com]

No, you're wrong! OMG!!!evelntyone!

It's people like you, insisting that the universe is EXploding, that are part of the problem.

Also, Hitler.

[cdave]

You know what. I hadn't considered it from that view point before.

Thank you for enlightening me.

Together we can destroy those filthy Exploding believers!

[onceupon.livejournal.com]

THAT'S RIGHT.

I wonder if the existential flame war community is still around. I kind of miss it right now.

[onceupon.livejournal.com]

I am actually more likely to debate with people I don't know all that well but trust to be reasonable to some degree. My friends.... Their opinions are not going to change. But I hang with a pretty hard-headed bunch.

[beachpsalms.livejournal.com]

I clicked the second. Because it's true.

Even though I'm currently engaged in the first.

*headdesk* Maybe it's time to step away from the keyboard and make some tea.

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

I think the phrasing of hte 2nd one is wooing people over to it hehe

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

You're wrong! It's the phrasing of the 1st one that's driving people away!




kidding

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

hehehe :D

[ipslore.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it's hard, being the only Right Person on the Internet.

[dapperscavenger.livejournal.com]

Hurrah!

[soon_lee]

Depends on what they are wrong about, and how important that specific topic is to me. Because, you know, option two.

[sterlingspider.livejournal.com]

This!

[laserboy.livejournal.com]

If someone is factually wrong then I'm happy to correct them, but I honestly could care less about debating on the internet. Talking about things where there's a common interest, fine, but screaming arguments.. pffft.

[the-locster.livejournal.com]

http://xkcd.com/386/

[andrewducker]

If Sir will examine both the URL he left and the title of this post he might find an interesting "coincidence".

[the-locster.livejournal.com]

err... oh. 0/10 for observation.

Of course, this is the catch all solution

[johnbobshaun.livejournal.com]