why would we give a good faith argument if we see someone saying something stupid? If I see someone saying something aggressively stupid, or they’re being transphobic, racist, or whatever, why would I engage them as a serious person? At that point I just want to have a laugh because I don’t respect them and have no faith they’ll ever change unless subject to public embarrassment.

if someone approaches in good faith I’ll talk with them but at a certain point you gotta realize some people enjoy being clueless and they deserve mockery until such point they decide they’d rather be more well-informed