Idk, I'm just not built for dunking ig
o7 to all of you who've gone through the effort to write big explanations of stuff for passing liberals to see though

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[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If your aim is to convince, its useful to be calm and respectful regardless of how rude or disingenuous the other person is

Honestly I'm not sure this might even be true because of how poisoned our culture is. People enjoy watching assholes trolling other people. People love watching people insulting somebody else if it's in a humorous manner. Many people have admitted that they stuck around and checked out r/chapotraphouse because they found the community culture hilarious and fun

The most popular livestreamers are overwhelming douchey and rage on camera all the time

If we want to reach the younger generation, we have to be witty assholes

Appeal to emotion works just as well or even better logic many times

Here's a study proving that being a funny asshole actually gives you more credibility and trust over somebody who is always logical and correct but speaks in a boring manner