IMPORTANT: “Criticism” that starts with “All *…” or is obviously insulting, or defaming beyond verified facts is excluded.
You might be thinking “no shit, Sherlock”, but it is really common that legitimate criticism is dismissed as anti-* or *-phobic, or because of political or religious ideology.
This is a very unpopular opinion in online discourse, where discussion can only ever be “won”. I think this is an inherent property of the medium and cannot be changed. But one can dream…
People should learn that it’s okay to differ from opinions and that it’s no shame at all to admit you were wrong when presented with actual facts.
I’m kidding of course, this is the intenet so fuck your opinions, yo momma is fat and…
I instantly have more respect for people doing this and I think a lot of people do. There is a famous reddit post about a flat earther admitting he was wrong for example. Maybe we should consider it a strength of someones character (which it already is imo) to encourage it.
Up to a certain point, then you’re crossing the paradox of tolerance. Where that point exactly lies is the issue, and unfortunately many people refuse to practice introspection of their own beliefs to find where that point actually is and will instead just try to force their biases of what is tolerable or not onto others.
The “winning the argument” mentality is a great point. I absolutely agree with you.
Ich wünschte ich hätte das in meinem post erwähnt.
“Winning” and “losing” are words that are usually dumb to pair with “argument” in any way. Rare that they belong together.