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Unfortunately it is profitable to be a dick. Farming karma, influence type stuff.

The solution is being aware of emotional bait-and-switch techniques. “Does this post try to make me feel strongly about something? Does it push me to polarize difficult subjects?”




> being aware of emotional bait-and-switch

which is also incredibly useful offline!


Agreed! Having this skill is so useful, it takes practice, it’s so easy to get caught up in emotions.




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