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Argumentative people?

Depends. If they argue with reasonable, logical arguments and are willing to listen to & accept counter-arguments of the same nature without going berserk over being countered, I indulge them and see where the conversation will take us.

If, however, they immediately start throwing a hissy fit and respond with insolence, I simply ignore them & move on. Don't feed the trolls thing.
 
Depends. If they argue with reasonable, logical arguments and are willing to listen to & accept counter-arguments of the same nature without going berserk over being countered, I indulge them and see where the conversation will take us.

If, however, they immediately start throwing a hissy fit and respond with insolence, I simply ignore them & move on. Don't feed the trolls thing.
Sounds like what I do. :highfive:
 
Depends. If they argue with reasonable, logical arguments and are willing to listen to & accept counter-arguments of the same nature without going berserk over being countered, I indulge them and see where the conversation will take us.

If, however, they immediately start throwing a hissy fit and respond with insolence, I simply ignore them & move on. Don't feed the trolls thing.
This 100%

That's how it is. I will make a first attempt if proves to be a bad choice on my part I don't even bother and move on.
 
Oh yeah, now that you mentioned it, what's up with that Karen thing? I've seen folks over at imgur memeing her to death, but what's the background? How did it all start? Is that her in the video, the original one that started it all?

lol I don't know why they named them Karen. I can't find anything on who picked that name. But this is what I found:

The company didn't pick out the name Karen at random. "Karen" has, in recent years, become a widespread meme referencing a specific type of middle-class white woman, who exhibits behaviours that stem from privilege.
To give some examples, "Karen" is associated with the kind of person who demands to "speak to the manager" in order to belittle service industry workers, is anti-vaccination, and carries out racist micro-aggressions, such as asking to touch black people's hair.
But a predominant feature of the "Karen" stereotype is that they weaponise their relative privilege against people of colour - for example, when making police complaints against black people for minor or even - in numerous cases - fictitious infringements.
And in recent months, the meme has evolved into something new: Coronavirus Karen. This particular form of Karen refuses to wear a face covering in shops, won't stick to quarantine, and thinks the whole pandemic thing is overblown.
But as the meme has become increasingly mainstream, some have argued that it's sexist and ageist.

 
The problem is, sometimes they follow you around and purposely give you bad karma for no reason other than to irritate & provoke you.

People have done that to me before. I just ignore them / maybe I'll tattle to the staff too.
 
In my experience, staff won't do anything about it. They just say that every member is entitled to their own opinion and have the right to express it via the + / - karma system. :shrug:
 
Banned without warnings? I mean ppl can have a bad day sometimes and IMO should be given the opportunity to correct their mistakes
This is not concerning my own group but other groups I am a member of. When I see people being consistently argumentative, I block them so I don't have to see it.
 
This is not concerning my own group but other groups I am a member of. When I see people being consistently argumentative, I block them so I don't have to see it.
I'm much of the same mind. Some members are extremely domineering with their opinions and have an inability to accept why others have a difference of opinions. So they'll get more and more belligerent and toxic as you consistently stand by what you said. I have little tolerance for people with that mindset where you're either with them or against them.
 
I'm much of the same mind. Some members are extremely domineering with their opinions and have an inability to accept why others have a difference of opinions. So they'll get more and more belligerent and toxic as you consistently stand by what you said.
Exactly. That, I can't tolerate. It's just so annoying.
 
Exactly. That, I can't tolerate. It's just so annoying.
I used to be like that. I wanted everyone to be on board with this or that opinion I had and I realized that it was a very toxic and anti social quality. I realized not everyone is going to agree on the little things and that it's okay.
 
I used to be like that. I wanted everyone to be on board with this or that opinion I had and I realized that it was a very toxic and anti social quality. I realized not everyone is going to agree on the little things and that it's okay.
Really? Whoa. You just seem so chill from what I've seen of you around here.
 

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