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An unwritten rule of the internet.
In an internet discussion, whoever has the last post is correct, and more importantly is winning, regardless of what has been said and the logic or truthfulness behind it and all previous statements; all that matters is having the last word. Put this way it sounds absurd but isn't this exactly how people actually behave?
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Personally I'll take that "loss" and enjoy all of that not wasted time on something else.
It's ironic that the internet was initially envisaged as a place where a healthy dialectic would take place, free of polemics. The thing is, is that so many people see discussions as contests and contests must be won lest one be shown inferior; so their thinking goes. The problem is that now this attitude is no longer contained in the internet alone.
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It's having a clear effect on everyday life. Can confirm.
i posted last so i win bro fat L
Before internet, if you wanted to say something to a large audience you wrote a "letter to the editor" of some media outlet with a large distribution; typically a city newspaper. The editor had the option, though, of NOT publishing the letter, so vitriol was kept contained. Letters cost money to send, you have to have paper and a pen. My stars, all the work needed! So, the volume of incoming correspondence was manageable. If you said something face-to-face you ran the risk of getting assaulted. This is why people had better manners in the past; you might get a knuckle sandwich, so good manners were a pragmatic habit to form. Remember that was the day when "Sorry, your Honour, I was drunk", was considered a reasonable defence in law.
Today, to simulate the newspaper editor letter vetting function, you could have moderator approved posting all the time, but a job like that you'd HAVE to pay people for and most discussion sites can't afford it, because you'd need a large enough staff so that the turn-around time isn't so long that it drives people away. That and the fact that folks can set up "freer moderation" discussion sites makes the whole enterprise pointless.
As for the face-to-face business today, that would involve leaving mom's basement. Going, say, to the grocery store rather than just ubering in some food, and so on. "Besides, my clan is all logged in right now. It's dangerous outside anyway. What if I come across someone mean. I don't know how to do an 'Adooken'. Going out means having to shower first; I don't have time for that!"; you get the idea.
ofc theres always kiwifarms but i dont think im important enough for them
disagree with me on the internet if you want, its amusing since most academia agrees with me lol
I'm the same way, when I know this is not going to go anywhere I drop out with my final words and that's it.
Yeah, it's too bad some people think that way, though it's not entirely surprising some times, what with the amount of vitriolic polemics that quickly enter internet-based conversations and the emotions they can stir. After years of this, people often go straight to DEFCON 1, as a trained defence response.
Oh, wait...
aint this ironic
Yup. But I don't usually leave any final thoughts. If it was bad enough it needed a closing statement to announce my departure from the conversation, it was probably way past time for me to spend time elsewhere. I'm sure they'll survive without closure. Lol
But what if they agree to disagree?
Then, they'll all be charged with a hate crime.