orthonormal comments on Composting fruitless debates - Less Wrong

13 Post author: Academian 29 May 2010 04:59PM

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Comment author: orthonormal 29 May 2010 07:49:37PM *  4 points [-]

I saw this as more a "community norms" fix than a universal cure for "someone's-wrong-on-the-internet" syndrome.

ETA: On second thought, I didn't really address your question. I guess I see it as obvious that most Internet arguments (outside of well-functioning communities) aren't worth entering as anything besides entertainment.

Comment author: Houshalter 29 May 2010 08:12:17PM 1 point [-]

Ya, but even beyond the internet, this is a universal problem. Sometimes its more then just a hobby to try to convince someone to do the right thing. Virtually any political debate would be a good example. And the fact that our court system is so inconsistent only testifies to this problem.