> It's like if someone writes something that I disagree with, I'm compelled to launch into a logical argument with them right there and then.
You should probably realize that 99% of arguments on-line are pointless. And you could probably use your time in a better way (for yourself).
Nowadays most platforms try and indoctrinate users to the mantra that your opinions matter and that you are special.
The thing is, your opinion is one in a trillion other opinions. It doesn't matter. Nobody cares.
Realizing this helped me a lot, because I now usually skip the flame bait entirely. Sometimes I start writing a comment or a reply and then throw it off and switch to doing something else. Sometimes I write a reply and post it.
I realized, as I write, that realizing that my opinion doesn't matter and that nobody cares made me switch to taking part in conversation that I genuinely find interesting instead of "somebody is wrong on the internet"-kind of conversations.
This is my experience so far. Nobody will care, and I'm fine with it.
You're of course 100% free not to care about it :)
You should probably realize that 99% of arguments on-line are pointless. And you could probably use your time in a better way (for yourself).
Nowadays most platforms try and indoctrinate users to the mantra that your opinions matter and that you are special.
The thing is, your opinion is one in a trillion other opinions. It doesn't matter. Nobody cares.
Realizing this helped me a lot, because I now usually skip the flame bait entirely. Sometimes I start writing a comment or a reply and then throw it off and switch to doing something else. Sometimes I write a reply and post it.
I realized, as I write, that realizing that my opinion doesn't matter and that nobody cares made me switch to taking part in conversation that I genuinely find interesting instead of "somebody is wrong on the internet"-kind of conversations.
This is my experience so far. Nobody will care, and I'm fine with it.
You're of course 100% free not to care about it :)