[justonenote]

Do you honestly think an insult never brought about a change in a person? You never think a carefully landed and accurate insult made someone reconsider their position?

Weird, because in my experience, that has happened to every single person I know and myself. Whether it's at the start or end of a comment is not really the point.

[mrbungie]

It may do depending in context, but that's not the point and in fact is widely recognized as a ad hominem argument and fallacious by definition.

Most emotionally mature people would stop arguing after something like that.

[dgfitz]

Welp, in this specific instance, your insults are a microcosm of the election results.

Stinks, huh?

[justonenote]

Things are very black and white these days, no room for shades.