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[–] 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The bizarre hostility of Reddit users is baffling. It's like they've never interacted with a human being in real life and have no idea how to process an opinion that isn't a 1:1 match of their own.

You could say something like "I love waffles! :D" and get a response that is like "Oh, so you hate pancakes then? Wow, you didn't need to shit on every person that loves pancakes."

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    Debate me bros are the worst.

    I've tried being more empathetic when I reply to people, and that generally gets productive results. But, I'm just as guilty for thinking worse of people when they reply to me than I should.

    I dunno if it's a defence/offence thing. Perhaps I'm more prepared for conflict and can interrupt negative impulses.

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