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[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (5 children)
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

What a fantastic post, thank you for linking it!

Seriously though, I do think that it's interesting that this comic and that essay seem to take up opposite positions*, but in each case they attract more contrary comments than ones that agree. I suppose no matter what you post, any given person is more likely to comment on it if it pisses them off than if it confirms their beliefs. It's a good thing Lemmy doesn't reward engagement, or else we'd be up to our eyeballs in ragebait, eh?

*Unless you read the whole thing instead of bouncing off the first paragraph.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

on the other hand, there is generally not much to discuss if you have an agreeing position. right?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but where are the comments disagreeing with the disagree-ers? It's all attack, no defense.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 13 hours ago

fair point, but to get there you must go to the comments to begin with, which I believe might be less likely you do when you don't have something to say.

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