I dont know who needs to hear this.. but you can actually disagree with someone, have a debate, remain peaceful, and if you still disagree in the end you dont have to actually rage quit and block them. You can.... wait for it.... just disengage and walk away.

Not everyone has to agree with you about everything.

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@freemo I'd say that's true if you disagree about opinion.
But if I debate someone online and they choose to ignore facts to maintain the narrative that's in their head, I know they're probably not going to be offering anything useful to further conversations.

@LouisIngenthron Sure, the problem is most people when they are wrong but passionate think the other side is ignoring facts when in fact it can be you. Thats the rub.

@freemo Sure, but that's when you bring receipts. If someone ignores evidence that supports your argument while failing to produce any evidence that supports their own, then this is not a person who seeks truth, and they should not be taken seriously.

@LouisIngenthron Generally I agree, but the debate witht he medical doctor is a good example.. he brought receipts, he cited things and quoted them... but he wasnt **listening** or understanding his quotes. He thought i wasnt reading because i wasnt drawing the same conclusions as him and he thought he was literally just repeating the authors conclusion, which in reality he wasnt, he was saying something very different.

So its not always so cut and dry.

Obviously when it is nothing wrong with devaluing a persons interactions.

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