Just block, defed, move on. No need to feed their narrative of being the last bulwark against the bad guys by dogpiling them. People are allowed to be wrong and you won't change their minds by storming in all righteous at them anyway. That will just entrench them more.

If you truly want to turn them, there's plenty of studies and research done on how to actually influence people and change minds. Some of it is even in leaked classified intelligence agency field guides, which is a fun way to end up on a list!

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I can think of worse lists to be on

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Everyone Probably Sometimes Thinks Everything Is Nothing. Like I Shouldn't Think.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Damn it took me way longer than I care to admit what that jumbled mess of words meant lol

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Also, I think it's a good thing that I sometimes wonder that maybe I'm in the echo chamber. Maybe my mental health is fucked up because I surround myself with angry liberals. I feel like it's almost good to read differing opinions.

I never end up agreeing with them so I guess that's good but questioning yourself is probably good.

[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

maybe I’m in the echo chamber

I always try to have that in mind when I talk to my SO. I usually say "I've read X and lemmy but lemmy is VERY left bla bla". Not to invalidate what I read here, but to be mindful of my sources.

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Lemmy isn't very left. It's just normal people, i.e. that dislike fascists.

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's no echo chamber when you're surrounding yourself with people that don't want to kill and harass others for simply being themselves. You're not in one.

Fascists on the other hand, are certainly in an echo chamber.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You are literally saying "I'm not in an echo chamber, the people that disagree with me are." I think it's good to question yourself once in a while.

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Ah, a false appeal to a majority.

Yes, sometimes that majority can be wrong. If I don't call for people to die horribly simply because they're not allowed to abort, which would save their life, does it make me the problem? Or what with people who shout people should be murdered because they're Jewish/Muslim/atheist whatever?

No, the problem lies with the oligarchs fueling that hatred.

Anyway, thanks for adding one to the block list!

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

You're blocking me because I think you should question your opinion now and again?