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You talk about how others 'want people to feel bad', but have you considered that you are expressing the most desire to belittle others and make them feel bad? Your abrasiveness and need to triumph in what should otherwise be a genial conversation must really make it difficult to engage with people without them disliking you. Have you considered self-reflection?



Oh yeah, I'm a terrible person, no doubt about that. Doesn't change the argument one bit, however.

(See how your attempt at shame failed? That's why shame is not a useful tool.)


The problem with thinking you know everything is that you miss genuine opportunities to learn things -- I wasn't trying to shame you, I was pointing out the irony of your crusade in this thread (which is completely apparent to everyone) and urging you to self-reflect on things that could improve your life.

Even if you think I am an asshole, self-reflection can only be beneficial. One thing that may be helpful is to take a look at your actions over the thread and think about it from the other perspective, and seeing how you may appear from someone else's point of view. I do that often and though it isn't always pleasant, it does give a reality check in some key areas.


Nope sorry; I didn't say I know everything, I just provided an apparently undefeatable argument (why attack my character otherwise?).


You can lead a horse to water...

Refusing to acknowledge that other people have valid arguments and continuing to repeat the same thing over an over again is indeed 'unbeatable'.

People then ceasing to continue to argue with you because you aren't listening to them is them recognizing they are wasting their time.




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