Stoneykins

Well I mean it literally. You can't sue them for an answer on the internet.

I don't know what you want me to do about it I guess?

I'm trying to be practical. You want them to engage with counterclaims, and I'm just saying there is no way to make them do that? I agree with your right to make those counterclaims.

Neat, now we can see how long before/if federated instances update that.

If you wanted to convince them of what they should do your methods are strange.

Idk if you think I'm trying to defend their stance or this meme or something, I'm not. I just don't see the point of all this yelling past each other.

I don't think anyone really "wins" or " loses" shitflinging fests. It's better to just get out before you are covered in shit.

I don't get the bit so I'm not gunna answer

Instead I'll ask a question

What?

Hey maybe both of you could relax for a minute?

It’s not shitty behavior to make a political response to a political meme, or to point out when someone isn’t having a good faith conversation.

Yes, but I'm not taking issue with just making political responses or pointing out bad-faith conversations. I'm taking issue with attempts to force/coerce engagement in a debate/discussion when someone doesn't want to or is otherwise unprepared for debate/discussion.

I'm not trying to say any of this in the interest of proving anyone wrong or right or whatever. I would just like to see less of that behavior.

Again I agree with those, but that being that case doesn't make demanding engagement and such into good behavior. At best, it is unproductive.

I was trying to be poetic about saying "they are the admin and they are being a good sport letting everyone come in this thread and yell at them"

It isn't a home, but it is theirs. They could just be deleting everything and banning everyone.

Well the more original OP of the post would be a better target at least.

And all of what what you said is true, but in that analogy I would say my point you are free to not be this persons friend and not spend time in their house. You don't have to convince them to explain themselves for your decision to not be their friend anymore to be valid.

Eh, IMO it was more like they attempted to engage in response, and then tapped out when it went over their head. Or maybe they just got busy IRL.

It doesn't seem good to me to try and rationalize shitty behavior just because of a reason someone might deserve it.

Also tho, if you wanna call them a lib and consider them officially dunked, you don't need a certain response from them for it to work, you can just decide that.