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[kayla_la]

How often would you say you find yourself arguing* with people on the internet? Is it a daily affair, or could you count the amount of times on one hand?

Do you enjoy it?

*I mean downright arguing, back and forth, neither side wanting to give. Not necessarily huge drama-level arguing, but arguing nonetheless and not just friendly disagreements.

Comments

[fletwock]

Eeeeh, probably at least once a week.

Yeah, or I wouldn't keep doing it, lol.

[fletwock]

The older I get the more likely I am to just walk away, though. Getting the last word isn't important to me anymore.

[kayla_la]

That's how it's been for me. I'm approaching my thirties and someone will try to pick a fight or whatever and I find myself either going 'I need to do laundry/clean/apply for jobs/draw/whatever' OR going 'Do I want to spend what little free time I do have doing THIS?' and it's honestly really, really easy to walk away at that point. It seemed a lot harder when I was younger and had less responsibilities and more free time.

I know that means in internet speak that they 'won' because they assume I couldn't argue my side, but it's just.. so unimportant nowadays. Sometimes I miss it though.

[starcharmer]

Before, it was really infrequent and lately, never. On...like the internet.

In WoW, I argue with people pretty consistently almost every time I encounter another player.

BUT I find that arguing with people I really really don't care about puts unnecessary strain on me so I've been trying to put a stop to it all.

In WoW, it's gotten to the extent where I don't talk to anyone else unless I have to. I don't group with strangers and if I do and there are jerks, I try to ignore them. Unless they're SUPERJERKS and then I give up and berate them until they go away.

[fletwock]

lmao, one time I spammed /fart on some random jerk PUG until he left the group. That was my shining pinnacle of glory. Srsly, I'd never have played WoW if I wasn't able to play with people I know irl. Having to depend on random players to not be utter morons would make me want to pull my hair out.

[starcharmer]

Hahaha, I've never done that.
There was one time that it was like 3 pulls in and this druid was doing something REALLY stupid and wouldn't listen to anyone who tried to help him.
He might even have been pulling for the tank in a heroic which is a huge NO obviously. Something you definitely learn before 85.

I ended up losing patience and saying one [pretty harsh] thing and the guy just left group immediately. I was kind of shocked and sort of felt bad but I was also pretty pleased with myself haha.

[kayla_la]

Whoops, meant to answer my own question.

Probably every couple months or so, but I've found as I get older and have less free time, it's become a lot easier to just close the tab and walk away. I USED to enjoy it, but something changed and I don't anymore, even though I'm usually more than capable of backing myself up and arguing my side.

[ashleysmooshie]

I rarely argue with people. The only times I really get into it is when they are just downright wrong, not 'difference of opinion', but straight wrong. That just aggravates me to no end.

[starcharmer]

It used to really bother me too, but since being married to someone who will argue his PROVABLY WRONG side of something to the DEATH, I've been finding it a lot easier to mentally call someone a moron and walk away.

[ashleysmooshie]

I broke up with my last boyfriend partly because he was a fucking idiot and we had arguments like that all the time. I couldn't stand it. The worst one was when he argued that cigars contain no nicotine. Every source on the internet was 'biased'. I just couldn't deal with that everyday.

[starcharmer]

With my ex it was stupid things. He'd get really holier-than-thou and point out if you pronounced a word wrong or got some fact wrong [regardless of if you WERE wrong]. If he was proven wrong, it was pout-city [you made him feel stupid] or he would just maintain that he was actually correct.

[watericgun]

Rarely, because I argue for a living, however, the negative reactions to the Casey Anthony verdict has gotten my hackles up.

[kayla_la]

I personally felt they handled it exactly as they should have in terms of doubt.

[watericgun]

They sure did. It wasn't a popular verdict but they did their job.

[reach_the_end]

I don't think people are thinking that the jury didn't do their job or anything, but instead are just angry because they truly believe that she did it and won't be punished.