It’s good for mental health to preserve the idea that deciding not to respond to a comment does not necessarily represent losing the argument. Especially important if the comments you’re responding to are nonsensical.
Just ask: Would a reasonable person I respect be swayed by the argument I’m eager to reply to? If not, just leave.
That’s fine if you’re trying to get into an argument. If you’re just answering someone’s question or sharing a story or whatever, it’s frustrating as hell when your post fails over and over. I’m getting sick of being told to check my language settings in my profile, even though no such setting exists and it had nothing to do with why my submission failed. Maybe that’s just a wefwef thing.
So many comments that are backspaced into oblivion after thinking “do I care enough to subject my ideas to the public sphere?” " Will my voice be heard or make any difference?"
If the answer to both is no, which it usually is… I just let it go and move on with my day.
It’s good for mental health to preserve the idea that deciding not to respond to a comment does not necessarily represent losing the argument. Especially important if the comments you’re responding to are nonsensical.
Just ask: Would a reasonable person I respect be swayed by the argument I’m eager to reply to? If not, just leave.
That’s fine if you’re trying to get into an argument. If you’re just answering someone’s question or sharing a story or whatever, it’s frustrating as hell when your post fails over and over. I’m getting sick of being told to check my language settings in my profile, even though no such setting exists and it had nothing to do with why my submission failed. Maybe that’s just a wefwef thing.
So many comments that are backspaced into oblivion after thinking “do I care enough to subject my ideas to the public sphere?” " Will my voice be heard or make any difference?"
If the answer to both is no, which it usually is… I just let it go and move on with my day.