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Yea i deleted the comments because they weren't constructive and it seemed you wanted to talk about anything except the main thing I (and others) have highlighted for you so what's the point.
It's an unusual scenario that I've found is very typical of this particular platform and I'm very intrigued by this phenomenon. A really high percentage of conversations here seems very invested in labeling the other rather than addressing the argument presented. It's particularly felt on Lemmy. It's probably trivial to you, but it's so frequent in my experience here that I'm beginning to wonder what about this place drives every conversation into an instant indictment of the other?
For instance, I'm really curious why in this particular case when someone pointed out why downvoting has little to no effect in changing behavioral outcomes your first instinct was to classify that person into the same category as the initial example?
Like, what led you to seek out that indictment in situ right out of the bat? Was it the way they phrased it? Did it remind you of a past story or example?
What aspect of the statement:
"down votes are not compelling"
made you go straight to : "aha! You have commonality with Nazis! "?
What intrigues me, is when people using batshit stupid singular examples like- how ignorant it is to find similarity in two people that correctly use math to illustrate commonality with Nazis, as an argument in defense of someone showing a direct commonality with Nazis-
And then arguing against their own point in another thread.
You really need to keep better track of your arguments. It’ll save you the embarrassment of having to delete your hypocrisy.
You're obsessed with this singular logical example I provided but you refuse to answer my main question. It's odd.
I'm going to ask again: what about someone declaring "down votes don't affect behavioral outcomes" made you go straight to: "wow. You have so much in common with nazis".
I've asked this like three or four times, and each reply you write focuses only on the bad logic about the analogy I provided earlier.
Why won't you answer my main question? Is it because it makes you seem unhinged? I'm not interested in judging you. I'm just curious why? Why was that the first thing that you thought to write? Why won't you answer this question? So far you've only talked about the analogy I gave and it's been like three or four replies. I'm really curious.
Crazy that you didn't engage with a clearly laid out argument after spending 10 replies arguing that other people aren't "engaging with your argument". Also being autistic isn't an insult.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink.
NTs don't need the importance of context explained to them.
You still haven't engaged with the argument.
Seems like you're all "emotional arguments" and "insults" now that someone ACTUALLY answered your question and you didn't like the answer. Wonder why no one else wanted to do it.
Apparently…. You’re me? I’m not sure how this is supposed to work. Is there some weird sci-if melding thing that’s supposed to happen?
No amount of context warranted calling OP a nazi for simply stating "downvotes don't effect behavioral outcomes" . Nothing in your asinine insults or wall of text provided any reason whatsoever for calling OP a Nazi for simply making an observation. You can play your psychoanalysis games all day and continute with your insults if that's what you enjoy
I don't see where I called him a Nazi. All I said is that he's contextually aligned with the Nazi position. That's just circumstantial. Unfortunate for him that he didn't realise what he was doing, if it wasn't his intention.
But you keep reacting emotionally and finding excuses not to engage with my argument.... Weird....
I don't if you're Rhoeris alt or not, but this is what they wrote:
To the simple statement:
That's it. I don't know if youre trolling, but if you are, it has to be the saddest thing ive seen all week.
What’s more sad, is the obsession you’ve had with me all week.
I believe false accusations are against the rules of this community. Walk away dude.
Meh. Is that all you got? Imagine justifying yourself by finding commonalities with nazis
Was I supposed to bring something? This isn’t a Facebook trash talk page bud. Look at what you’re doing here. You’ve harassed me and it seems several other people over the course of a week now. Over what? Some off-handed comment I made to someone that I don’t even remember?
Then you go and accuse someone else of being me?
Dude, you’re defending someone else HARD against a comment I made to them, not you. And you’ve the nerve to accuse me of using sock puppets?
Maybe take a step away and readdress your priorities. Because this really shouldn’t be one of them.
Let this go. Anything more is gong to be harassment.
Responding is to a comment is considered "harassment" now? You sure have a penchant for flowery and emotional language. Ironic, since you love to single out people as NAZIS based on ....very little
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Hey! Stop harassing me! Knock it out now
Dude… you SERIOUSLY need to get a life. You’re so obsessively butthurt about this that you’ve picked a fight with someone else about it now? I had to unblock you because I’ve had people telling me you’re still carrying on with this dumb shit. Seriously dude… It’s borderline worrisome.
But let’s see if I can get you out of this weird loop you seem to be stuck in.
I said:
I did not call someone a Nazi. I said imagine trying to justify your argument via COMMONALITY with one.
It was a fly-by response. A fucking joke. Maybe this will help, how about if we look at it this way:
• A car has four wheels.
• A shopping cart is NOT a car.
• How many wheels does a shopping cart have?
Answer: 4
Is a shopping cart a car?
For fuck’s sake man. Learn how to discern meaning from written word before you spend a week arguing stupid shit. You don’t have the point you think you have here.
Now, let it go and stop accusing people of being me. Just because someone else happens to disagree with you, that’s not grounds for foul play.
But they weren't justifying themselves. It was merely an observation. Why do you load it with all this baggage?
Introducing, the new Ford Shopping Cart LX! All the luxury you can expect from a vehicle with only one consistently wonky wheel!
I don't know why you're conflating me with another person. You asked why people downvote without engaging with the argument. No one answered you. That includes Rhoeris. I took pity and gave you a detailed organised answer that was hopefully catered to ND comprehension styles, and you haven't engaged with what I was saying. Since then all I've gotten from you is emotionally disregulated lashing out.
That being said Rhoeris is also discussing circumstantial commonality with Nazis not actually calling the person a Nazi.
If you don't understand (or choose to ignore) the importance of context over content in NT human interactions you'll always be confused about what people downvote/upvote/react to and why.
Yea, im sorry. Agree to disagree.
You must be misreading something. I did not ask why perople downvote without engaging. I never asked that.
No amount of context warranted insinuating someone had commonality with nazis simply for making an observation about human nature on social media. That type of escalation is something I see time and time again on this platform and now im realizing its just bait for drama. I don't care any more. You do you