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The value of divergent opinions is overrated in some circles and underrated in others, unfortunately. A lot of folks say controversial things so that they can get “censored” and make themselves some sort of a free-speech martyr. The trick of being a good Internet citizen these days is to be able to:

1. Calmly, and cleanly debate people with the wrong ideas assuming good faith, while

2. Knowing when it’s not in good faith, these people are just trolls and it’s not worth your time.

It is possible to direct naturally contrarian people into productive uses of their brain that don’t involve Nazi nonsense.
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Geist 2y ago

Yea its not like I love edgy opinions, its that I appreciate that they exist. I hear people talk on podcasts and say terrible things that I think are coercive and wrong, I might shut the podcast off if they are just too annoying (like, exceptionally, lack of self control or self awareness annoying) or make bad enough arguments, I might even get a bit heated, but I still appreciate that they are able to say those things.

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Micah541 2y ago

Right. I don’t have any particular animosity towards Joe Biden, but I do feel a small surge of patriotism when I walk around on July 4th and see “let’s go Brandon” shirts l.