When I want to be a smart Alec I just say “but at least there are no mean tweets”. Similar situation with a Christian cousin who complained about the lgbt agenda being pushed. I said you voted for it. He was like well I didn’t vote for that.
If I'm chatting a complete stranger but I have to stick around for more than 5 minutes, sure I'll validate their nonsense before leaving for the bathroom. I'm not usually evasive but I have a visceral distaste for pedestrian gossip and template banter, especially when it seeps into serious topics.
Friends or family (younger than 65), I'll let them dig a hole before countering.
When I want to be a smart Alec I just say “but at least there are no mean tweets”. Similar situation with a Christian cousin who complained about the lgbt agenda being pushed. I said you voted for it. He was like well I didn’t vote for that.
Thanks.
I just smile and nod. What else can you do?
If I'm chatting a complete stranger but I have to stick around for more than 5 minutes, sure I'll validate their nonsense before leaving for the bathroom. I'm not usually evasive but I have a visceral distaste for pedestrian gossip and template banter, especially when it seeps into serious topics.
Friends or family (younger than 65), I'll let them dig a hole before countering.
Exactly.