Normalizing fact-free arguments - it's like they're consciously refusing the top of the argument pyramid...and it's got more upvotes than this site has users :(

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[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I feel sorry for the folks that will let fake internet points taint their world view and pull them to the bottom of the pyramid.

On some level, I guess that is why social media works, because we all collectively care about these "points" as individuals on some level.

In the broader scope of things, you might be able to make a solid analogy between Reddit karma and fiat currency when analyzing how they both taint culture but I'm too lazy to do it here.

[–]neovulcan[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'd love to believe that those upvotes were all purchased by some leftist shill, but then I think about all the megachurch attendees and realize that's actually a lowball estimate for the number of morons we have to deal with.

[–]SaidOverRed 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Me: "well let's scroll down to what the non-upvoted comments say. Maybe they aren't all NPCs." Scrolls down randomly halfwaly to read: 'Full fucking stop.

The conversation is over.

If you're still a Trump supporter you're an enemy.' Me: "oh, oh wow. Okay, never mind then." Sprinkle a few downvotes and closes tab.

[–]Menstrual_Krampus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Also, don't forget to actually look at the evidence when presented. Oftentimes people will use research to try to bolster a claim that the original scientists never intended.

[–]XirallicBolts 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So many people just look at the end numbers and ignore how the numbers are obtained.

For example: US has increased positive covid cases compared to other countries. I don't know how every state handles it, but where I live... If you test positive, they ask for everyone you've been in close contact with (15 minutes+) for the past two weeks. All those people are assumed positive. A single tested positive just became 30 reported cases.

[–]Tortoise 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Overly politicising shit is why we have gotten into the mess of something as simple as wearing a mask being a hotly debated political opinion.

So why do they keep encouraging this shit if they claim to hate the divide trump caused so much?