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This post is intended to document a social problem i.e. the delegitimization of other people's ideas and refusal to argue.

🟒 I replied to a controvertial opinion with my own opposite controvertial opinion and provided a scientific publication to support it and for further insights.
🟑 No reply but legitimately unfollows me.
πŸ”΄ A third person replies that my post was "stupid" and immediately blocks me.

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@post A lot of us are interacting the same way we did 20 years ago, but the game has changed. If you want to win an argument, or even better, change a mind, you can't give away your hand. It's kind of like a religion for them, so you have to trick them into listening. I don't want to take up too much of your time, but if you want to know more about what I mean, here is an example. youtube.com/watch?v=n86yHgHVA0

@ambulocetus

Thanks but I can't imagine the same conversation online: one would just quit after a couple of boring questions or even ignore the first one.

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