wedrifid comments on Agree, Retort, or Ignore? A Post From the Future - Less Wrong
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I find that people sometimes misread my intent (perhaps I am not clear enough) or use words in a different way to me. So continuing the discussion wouldn't increase their knowledge of the world apart from the little bit that refers to me, which doesn't seem worthwhile.
I feel a forum where no argument is unresolved would work better if there was a way of splitting people into groups with different view points. Then anyone from that group could make arguments on its behalf.
On the other hand, I often find that it is because people have assumed I am arguing on behalf of a specific group that they don't understand me. I quickly lose patience in such situations.
I was thinking more for a way to self-identify as supporting certain statements.