Yet another engagement title from you I see.
The meaning? It seems fairly self evident, a critique of internet arguments, not far from that cliche of ‘touching grass’
Talking is shared thinking.
It means internet arguing is stupid and pointless and will do the exact opposite of making you feel satisfied or accomplished.
Nobody has ever had their opinions and beliefs changed from arguing on the internet, or if they have, they will never talk about it, so there’s no results you can track from it, no outcome, no closure. Arguing on the internet means getting heated for no reason and with no payoff.
Most of the people who say the stupidest shit are just children anyway, but for some reason we’ve made it socially acceptable to argue with, and take the opinions of literal CHILDREN as seriously as if it’s people writing policy.
Those children grow up to be the ones writing policy. They are people too, don’t forget that you were also once a child.
The “stupidest shit” that is said is often due to them being isolated and in a social bubble where those beliefs are the norm. Those “Internet arguments” may be the only exposure to ideas outside and social pushback outside said bubble.
Lack of evidence of outcome is not evidence of outcome.
If you’re getting heated you’re doing it wrong.
The payoff isn’t to convince the other person one way or another, it’s to provide others reading the discussion alternative viewpoints. In this case pushing back against the idea that children’s thoughts, feelings and questions should be ignored.
I should write a Tridactyl script to use that as warning… it goes like this
document.querySelector(“textarea”).style.backgroundImage = “linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255,255,255, 0.7) 0 100%), url(https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/e7e7aeb4-ae1d-426b-bf45-02a4f3060bd6.jpeg?format=webp)”
It’s hard to read but a good reminder maybe it’s not worth it! :D
Sounds like many of the people on my blocklist.
He looks like a guy in a reptile suit in panel 2.
