re: Do y'all ever get in these "Big Flip" arguments on the web?

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Do y'all ever get in these "Big Flip" arguments on the web?

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I try not to even get into arguments here on tPT.

I fail spectacularly more oft than not, but I still try. Most people who post on sites like here or DU or Reddit are already staunch in their beliefs, and arguing points of contention becomes wasted energy and redundancy.

I have certainly evolved a lot since my inception here in 2016 when I would argue often and was still a registered Democrat who considered myself more of a moderate because I thought I understood what that meant. Too many shades of gray now cloud the spectrum. Once the epiphany occurs that most people are irremediably closed-minded though, you realize the profound futility of attempted discourse, and begin to recognize when opportunity for said productive discourse does or does not exist.

I'd rather just say my piece and be nonconfrontational, but posting opens you up to reciprocal rebuttal, which is fair and the only way things should be. It's just difficult to not shitpost when your inherent nature screams at you to shitpost more often.