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relaxing | 4 days ago

You have to assume everything is astroturf, and constantly remind yourself not to be swayed by the mood in the room.

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throw10920|3 days ago

This is just factually true, and it's why pleading, pearl-clutching, arguments from emotion, etc. should all be immediately discarded - because you have no idea whether the person on the other side of the account is a spammer, paid propagandist, mentally ill, lying for the lols, or just a bot.

Online, the only thing that matters is the substance of the argument.

Save the emotions for those you know in the real world, who you know are real.