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.
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.