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I triggered someoneās anti-socialist defenses when I used the phrase ācorporate mastersā and then confused them into silence by simply agreeing with everything they said about how capitalism is the best system and how liberals corrupt the youth with ideas of socialism
Of course I donāt *actually* agree with blundering statements like ācapitalism is the best systemā, but the statement is too vague to have an intelligent disagreement about, particularly with someone whoās clearly been triggered into a knee-jerk defensive position
So I get to make this decision: do I leave her thinking she encountered a ideological opponent from the outgroup who clearly canāt be reasoned with... ... or do I implant the phrase ācorporate mastersā in her mind as something thatās *consistent with the rest of her worldview*? https://t.co/wrrU5sxVzv
But so did I win? Did I achieve my ideological goals? š¤ I donāt play to win. š¤ I play to have fun. š My ideology is lulz. š I may choose to agree with you whatever you think I think. š¤Ŗ Welcome to the circus! š¤” https://t.co/Ckn8zlmx0c
[solemn voice] I am extremely serious about the lulz thing, by the way. https://t.co/9BeRqmBTFg
Itās not very intuitive until you think about it: If you want to change someoneās mind, you canāt get them to change every little detail of their entire worldview over the course of one conversation. Rather you have to pick one point that you think will gnaw at them from inside https://t.co/X8U9fC2sL6
them: you're an idiot me: yes! exactly them: so you should stop talking me: oh why them: because you're an idiot me: ... I think I'm too stupid to understand this š¤ them: fuck you me: yes! YES! https://t.co/xYmpmVHGM1
Mine too, Trevor https://t.co/3cedSROgxQ
While agreeing with someone explicitly when they donāt expect you to is a great bit of conversational judo... ...unthinkingly agreeing with someone *implicitly* when *you* donāt intend to is a great bit of conversational self-pwn https://t.co/riU6SccmZb
while this can be done to just be a slippery smartass, the real reason I do this is to prolong the conversation so I can find more points of agreement https://t.co/mFzCIxl1kn
why seek agreement?? because,, https://t.co/ZNYAXcFieL
@visakanv https://t.co/FPTzJccYLz
@JimmyRis https://t.co/FYrV2q2KkB