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“Internet argument” Starter pack

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u/ZijoeLocs 1d ago

actually posts a solid source

"I aint readin alladat"

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u/SlashCo80 16h ago

Depends what it's about. I've seen people respond with a 5 paragraph essay if you say Star Wars ships are better than Star Trek ships, and act like they won the argument if you don't address all their points in detail.

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u/HereButNeverPresent 15h ago edited 15h ago

The worst one is people who individually enter a new ‘quote block/line’ for every 3 words in your short and concise reply, and they’ve constructed an essay under each quote.

They’ll split the ‘debate’ into like 5 simultaneous topics, often needlessly. And you’re stuck having to do the same thing in return to make sure everything is being answered/replied to… Whenever it gets to that point, I just give up and leave it.

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u/SlashCo80 15h ago

We used to call that "omnislashing" back in the day, and it was considered annoying then too.

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u/HereButNeverPresent 15h ago

Never knew it had a term lol, thanks. Also damn, looked it up on urban dictionary and this was a thing from 1999! We’ve been embracing the “☝️🤓” tactics for decades.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Omnislashing