How does one resist getting into protracted arguments while still staying informed?
Getting heated is bad for the heart, after all. But I've always had the belief that the worst thing you can be in this world is consciously uninformed, so I wanna stay in the loop.
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Being informed and not getting into arguments aren't related.
Don't argue with people. If they want to disagree with facts, walk away.
It's literally that easy.
On social media if you run I to anyone too crazy, you can just block them, then never run the risk of arguing with them again.
99.9% you'll never change anyone's mind anyways. Rightwingers/fascists/bigots/racists and the rest of their ilk love sea lioning and pretending to be reasonable at first, but they didn't get to their current positions with logic, and logic won't get them out of it.
They'll claim anything and change at the drop of the hat if a better excuse comes up.
No it isn't.
Also, I don't think I will givesomefucks. In, I refuse to give a single fuck.
There's a problem with that: often the irrational will keep vomiting its irrationality, and potentially convince others of it. Sometimes it's no biggie, but sometimes the irrationality in question is being used to back up some discourse like nationalism or similar trash.
So if you walk away, you're making society worse. If you don't walk away, you're wasting your time. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
I know you didn't mean it this way, but I read your comment to first mean "if they want to disagree with you by using facts they have, then walk away."
...took me a second, lol.
Yes they are
Eta: oh shoot, I think I offended people. Sorry, I was trying to do a Monty Python.
I've never seen this before. Thanks for sharing!