There are communities where that’s what drives the entire place. This just really isn’t the place, especially when it gets like that thread did. So in non political communities it’s usually best to just report that stuff and move on. As long as the report is in good faith a mod shouldn’t care. And to be clear I’m not saying we can’t have side conversations. This isn’t some draconian ruling like nobody can mention party or ideology names. But they clearly derailed that comment section for political discussion.
As far as the rules being clearly posted, you’re the second person today to mention they may not be. So I’ll definitely be looking into that.
1984@lemmy.today 5 months ago
This is just my opinion but you should leave it unchallenged. When was the last time you changed someone’s mind because you posted a reply to it?
I think we are just not being trained for situations like this in the west. People are talking about mass murder really triggers us. But you know, it’s designed to do that. More anger, more posts, more attention, and on big tech platforms, more money because more ads and traffic.
Just look at the person writing these things. Are they worth even responding to? Who cares what they think?
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
Whenever I respond to someone like that, I assume up front that the person I’m responding to will not change their mind. Taking that for granted, I write purely with the intention of providing a well reasoned counter argument for a third party viewer of the conversation, I.e. lurkers, hoping that it prevents someone from being deceived by the content I’m responding to, thus giving them a mental handhold to avoid slipping into some deep bullshit.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 months ago
Yes, this is exactly why it’s so important to not leave things unchallenged! Human brains are so susceptible to absorbing ideas through osmosis by just reading statements while scrolling.
1984@lemmy.today 5 months ago
Good point!