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Wrong, perhaps, but not aggressively so. They were making an observation that could very well have been misguided, but there was no aggression in their tone.



Look at the next response where OP admits they didn’t need to be so extreme.

This is of course to be expected based on those that are optimizing to be rewarded primarily for their opinion and not for how it is stated.

I don’t find your argument convincing because I am not purposefully ignoring the social context. Your intentions are suspect, even if they are subconscious.

Like, if I’m unreasonably polite in response, downvotes. If I’m reasonably impatient, downvotes.

What exactly am I to infer here?




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