Arguing with an idiot or arguing with a genuinely smart person who's too stubborn to admit they're wrong and too lazy to look at the facts when they're shoved under their nose?
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The genuinely smart person.
-Literally Hitler
Arguing,is a waste of time thusly,"arguing" IS annoying.
My life improved drastically when I realized that almost all people argue not because they want to put their theories to the test, but because they get a dopamine fix out of getting angry. They'll do anything to keep the argument going even if it means making absolute fools of themselves.
Now I simply refuse to argue with anyone about anything unless I have a very good reason to believe it's going to be constructive. Combative or contrarian behavior is an instant disengage. Sometimes I'll drop out of a conversation so suddenly and seamlessly that the other person gets so confused they can't even continue arguing.
The "Best" fact of all time: Silence!
True...
The most annoying to argue with is the subset of idiot that is the progressive with no understanding of the argument you're making or even the argument that they are making while being incredibly smug about it.
I would much rather argue with someone about whether clouds are a negative or a positive feedback than someone who doesn't know why the fuck clouds matter but knows they are right because they agree with Bill Nye.
When you make a compelling argument to a smart person, at least you know that even if they don't relent to reality that they're internally tortured by it.
good point.
Winning an argument with a smart person is hard, winning an argument with a stupid person is damn near impossible.
This is true... Think Twain wrote about this in "king arthur's court." Great book. Better than Sawyer or Finn. Nobody ever reads it...
I prefer arguing with a smart person, even if they seem stubborn there is a high chance they are going to look this stuff up later and there is a good chance they at the very least take in to the account the other side of the argument.
Fair enough, lol.
I find it more annoying that I stovepipe or a dud when talking time is over.
uh...huh....
I'd say arguing with an expert in a field that has nothing to do with the subject. Especially when they don't acknowledge or try to study the new field.
good one!
😂 you think that's bad, I have to live every waking moment with me!
lol, it's cool, I've been on the internet more than long enough to take a joke at my own expense.