Yeah, saw you tried engaging with similar results. It’s pretty clear that talking to these trolls isn’t really productive. I think just downvoting them and moving on might be the way.
I think you’re right. There’s no real attempt to understand what we’re saying. You just get told that even though you (repeatedly) said X, you must’ve meant Y. Where can a conversation even go with that attitude?
It’s like talking about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls and being told you’re wrong about him playing football for Argentina.
I really have very little interest in engaging with trolls. Sometimes, it’s not obvious that someone is a troll, though, but once started there’s a kind of duty to reiterate one’s point and make sure one’s views aren’t misrepresented. Still, I know now and shall try not to engage.
Maybe one way forward is for us (and other like-minded users) to keep engaging in those communities but only/mainly with each other.
I agree, I think we do need to engage in these communities, but we have to be careful to avoid feeding the trolls. I find the only value is to provide information for other people who might read the thread, but it’s so easy to just go down a rabbit hole. I catch myself doing that all the time, and then I’m like why did I keep replying.
I do think that multiple people replying once and explaining why the troll is wrong is a lot more effective than a single person trying to debate them though.
It’s been… tough… to say the least.
Yeah, saw you tried engaging with similar results. It’s pretty clear that talking to these trolls isn’t really productive. I think just downvoting them and moving on might be the way.
I think you’re right. There’s no real attempt to understand what we’re saying. You just get told that even though you (repeatedly) said X, you must’ve meant Y. Where can a conversation even go with that attitude?
It’s like talking about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls and being told you’re wrong about him playing football for Argentina.
I really have very little interest in engaging with trolls. Sometimes, it’s not obvious that someone is a troll, though, but once started there’s a kind of duty to reiterate one’s point and make sure one’s views aren’t misrepresented. Still, I know now and shall try not to engage.
Maybe one way forward is for us (and other like-minded users) to keep engaging in those communities but only/mainly with each other.
I agree, I think we do need to engage in these communities, but we have to be careful to avoid feeding the trolls. I find the only value is to provide information for other people who might read the thread, but it’s so easy to just go down a rabbit hole. I catch myself doing that all the time, and then I’m like why did I keep replying.
I do think that multiple people replying once and explaining why the troll is wrong is a lot more effective than a single person trying to debate them though.