Jerry 🦙💝🦙Jun 28, 2023

I feel like I shouldn’t have to say this, but here we are.

If you get into a disagreement with someone here or for whatever reason the person you’re messaging with asks you to disengage, just stop. I’ve been around since the dawn of online arguments and I’ve never seen a person realize the error of their ways because someone was trolling and/or being an asshole to them in the replies.

If someone asks you to stop, stop. If they block you, take a cue from Elsa and Let It Go. Don’t find alternate ways to continue engaging. I’m sure it the parting shot feels good, or you think you have the perfect reply to help them see the reality of a situation, but it isn’t so.

Please, just stop and think: AITA in this situation?

Show threadMark Fulford

@jerry It’s good advice, and chimes perfectly with my almost 20 years in political forums.

It’s similar to some wisdom I received from a brilliant driving instructor: “that person who’s tailgating you, is there anything you can do from your driving seat to make them less of a dick? No. So the best thing you can do is calmly move out of their way and have them out of your life as soon as possible.”

Jun 28, 2023 at 9:57amWeb