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[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 55 points 2 years ago

Haha that's so--

Actually, never mind. I don't care that much.

[–] uncouthterran@reddthat.com 47 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I have a strange fear of being engaged by trolls. The thought alone is exhausting. I may or may not take the bait but the possibility of wasting my time on a useless argument means I'm hesitant to post. Not sure if anyone else has felt like this.

[–] potoo22@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

It can be a part of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, and it's more common in people with ADHD. You're not alone in feeling this way.

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

All the god damn time

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[–] demlet@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Also, realizing that I actually don't really have any idea what I'm talking about...

[–] BigNote@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Conversely, if you actually are an expert on a specific subject, reading any comment thread about it is very disheartening and will leave you wondering how much bullshit you've accidentally ingested and taken at face value from other threads about which you are less knowledgeable.

[–] Floey@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This phenomenon was coined Gell-Mann Amnesia. Sometimes people will ingest content uncritically even when the source has been wrong in the past on subjects the people are knowledgeable about.

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[–] warbond@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I get so caught up in making sure my meaning can't possibly be misinterpreted that I get lost on my way to the point. I guess I don't want to be a cherry-picked example of somebody being stupid on the Internet.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Write something with specificity to avoid attacks on a general statement and nobody reads it because it’s TL;DR.

Write something general and brief and you get attacked for lack of specificity with people naming exceptions.

Can’t fucking win.

[–] killa44@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Interesting game, the only way to win is to not play.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mostly it's like I keep editing and editing to get the right tone for a somewhat offensive style joke so I don't have too many people not understanding it's a joke before I think "fuck it, this is too much work for a stupid joke."

[–] call_me_ishmael@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Spend 10 minutes articulating exactly how you conceptualize/feel about something.

"Yeah. That's about right, but nobody including myself really cares..."

Close tab.

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[–] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It would being nothing to the conversation, or I don't find the right words for explain my ideas correctly.

[–] teft@startrek.website 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Or I realize halfway through that I'm being a bit of a dick and decide the world doesn't need more shittiness so I just delete the comment.

[–] JustAnotherRando@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Or I realize that the message I start to reply to is hostile and not worth engaging with.

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[–] MelodiousFunk@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or I find the right words, but they come all at once and in the wrong order, and there's just so many of them, and it's very important that I get them exactly right, and... yeah I'm just going to not bother.

And then a few hours later I realize that it was a work email and I probably should get back to that.

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago

Not necessarily anything to do with ADHD. Sometimes I just realise that writing whatever I'm writing would just trigger someone to start a fight. Then I stop.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] June@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Do you ever type out a multiple paragraph argument about something and then just delete it because it’s all bullshit anyway?

[–] Captain_Waffles@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Yep. Like sometimes that fifth reread of the comment I'm replying to makes me realize the person is actually a troll and won't care how thought out my response is.

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[–] SinkingLotus@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Happens to me all the damn time.

I just wish I wouldn't waste an hour typing and rewording it before I eventually give up.

[–] Ithi@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is like 80% of my comments but just 5-10 minutes. I don't want to deal with the follow up lol.

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[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Arguing with people on the internet is like masturbation. It's fun at first, but eventually you realize you are only fucking yourself.

[–] Confuzzeled@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

At least masturbation has an obvious end point.

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Sometimes I get to the finish line and submit it. Then some shmuck has the nerve to point out some silly little typo. I barely care enough to finish the comment you real

[–] Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When you realize that you don't have to reply to a person on the internet, then you are truly free

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I do this in real life too. I just windows log-off noise midway through a conversation

[–] Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was about to respond but then I

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[–] potoo22@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I started 4 responses in this thread and submitted 2 of them. I'm proud of myself. Oh! This one makes 3!

[–] Sargteapot@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was going to respond but decided not to and kept scrolling till I decided I would ...

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[–] SpicaNucifera@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yup. I just suddenly realize that I don't actually give a fuck.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] TheChefSLC@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 years ago

Happens all th

[–] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Omg... yes!

[–] quylaa@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Or that I don't actually have anything to contribute and that my opinion has already been stated so I won't be adding anything original to the conversation.

[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

described me, perfectly

[–] li10@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago

My usual thought process is: Can’t be arsed to do a full write up that covers all my thoughts on the topic, and even if I did no one wants to read it.

If I write a summarised comment then people will just nitpick the bits I didn’t address, and I can’t be bothered to respond to replies.

[–] neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

Start typing, get distracted. Come back and realise I never hit post

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

When I type out a well thought out reply and realize where I'm posting it. They will not appreciate my hot takes.

[–] zoe 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

i stopped caring about life alltogether. years start to mean shit when someone decides how long should it take to finish a curriculum or how long u ll have to grind to reach that higher pay position..i mean if nothing were up to me, why would i still care? this shouldn't be adhd exclusive, or i might hav adhd. bothways, idc ( at some point doctor called me bipolar, and in my mind, i was like: sure bro) psychiatry is sometimes overrated and ineffective, seems like big pharma funded snake oil kinda science, just a pretense to churn out ineffective chemicals for psychotropes. have problem: smoke weed or something, although i didnt try yet

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[–] mojo@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

When people start replying you questions that need super long responses and links that they can just find themselves from Google

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