• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I never felt more stupid on Reddit than when I found out I was having some attempt at a real discussion with a 15-year-old.

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          1 year ago

          At least, when you’re old enough, you still have lots of opinions but you don’t remember what they are, so it doesn’t matter anyway.

    • Enigma@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      There was a discord I was part of and all of a sudden it became extremely pro capitalist and libertarian. I was so confused so started talking to another user I knew was around my age. Turns out a whole bunch of 14-17yo found the discord and joined. I left shortly after having a discussion with one of them and they unironically informed me that they were against minimum wage because they’d rather be paid 100% in company stocks.

  • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    ChatGPT here. What can I do for you?

    israel palestine argument

    As an AI language model, I do not hold any political opinions, and the facts I present may be incorrect or misleading.

    I am happy to simulate an argument about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Which position do you want me to take?

    israel good

    I will be taking the pro-Israel stance in this conversation.

    Just promise me you are not another person trying to win an online argument without knowledge on the matter.

    promise

    [...]

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    I always assume the most overconfident, passive aggressive online argument points come from literal children. Hell, I dealt with one just yesterday. When I was younger, I’d also get too invested in online debates, however now that I’m in my 30’s, I’ll have my say, and if I can see the replies devolving into a shitstorm, I just laugh and move on with my day.

    Getting older has a few perks - you definitely stop caring so much about what other people think, especially online.

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    1 year ago

    Let’s not forget the old adage: on the internet nobody knows you’re a dog.

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      Hey! I mean, it is, but it doesn’t make one an asshole tankie, only being an asshole tankie can do that