Cross-posting this from the Science Communication community over on mander.

It’s not directly politics, of course, but anyone political will probably immediately recognize its value, and even necessity.

Love how concisely he put everything down though, this is a quick read.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    7 months ago

    This should be re-titled, “how to argue when both people are coming at it in good faith.”

    For trolls:

    • Leave one clarifying statement and then almost always leave the conversation and move on. This is for later people to see the other side. They combat this by burying your statement and/or answering someone else to light them on fire. They are also getting really good at not being as obvious a troll as they used to be.
    • Don’t comment at all if someone did the clarifying statement or it’s incredibly obvious it’s a troll.

    That’s all we’ve got that I know of.

    • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
      4·
      7 months ago

      This should be re-titled, “how to argue when both people are coming at it in good faith.”

      Precisely.

      I also like to jump on those clarifying statements when I see them with supporting information/links and to just try to get a conversation going with the clarifier that buries the troll’s comments down thread.