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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down8·2 years agoOr just… don’t curse people? Attack arguments, not people.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoSome people need to be laughed out of the room.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 years agoAgreed. But that’s different than cursing them. You can laugh someone out of the room by thoroughly attacking their arguments.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago You can laugh someone out of the room by thoroughly attacking their arguments. Nope, they are two distinct categories of response. Laughing someone out of the room is refusing to engage them with words.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNo, that’s what most call “cancelling.” Laughing someone out of the room is pointing out the absurdity of someone’s arguments. Laughing at someone is just intolerance.
Or just… don’t curse people? Attack arguments, not people.
Some people need to be laughed out of the room.
Agreed. But that’s different than cursing them. You can laugh someone out of the room by thoroughly attacking their arguments.
Nope, they are two distinct categories of response. Laughing someone out of the room is refusing to engage them with words.
No, that’s what most call “cancelling.”
Laughing someone out of the room is pointing out the absurdity of someone’s arguments. Laughing at someone is just intolerance.