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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 30 June 2011 08:25:59PM 1 point [-]

PS: Insulting your opponent, although an understandable outlet of your frustration, is a form of defecting from the positive-sum game of a civil discussion.

It's not always positive-sum (or even often, if you pick random interlocutors). Your time spent arguing can easily be worth more than what the other person gains. Insulting probably doesn't help though.

Comment author: CaveJohnson 01 July 2011 09:43:55AM *  0 points [-]

Your time spent arguing can easily be worth more than what the other person gains. Insulting probably doesn't help though.

One of the nice things of being part of the academic establishment is that its other people's duty to explain things that are already covered. Except when public relations are concerned. * shudders *

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