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Sealioning (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They may think they’ve “won”, but so what?

The point of internet arguments is not to convince your opponent. That never happens.

The point is to convince the audience, and if you just leave then it looks like the sealion is right.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

When the comment chain goes on long enough, there is no more audience.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Depends. If it's a subject I feel strongly about I'll go down the whole damn chain upvoting and downvoting as applicable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Addendum: when a comment chain goes on long enough in both length and time since the original post, there is no more audience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

One of the things I miss about forum threads sorted by most recent comment

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At which point the sea lioning has been obvious. You're not going to see the person you disagree with getting the "last word" and think they "won".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Nah. It almost always devolves into one person making an effort while the other's just being an ass.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

That would be a draw imo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The point of internet arguments is not to convince your opponent. That never happens.

Why do you think that is?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Human psychology, probably.