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    The sources are released under a source-available license, you are legally prohibited from reading them

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    The one on the right is a bearded 8 year old who never saw snow. He has a beard due to micro plastics. He thinks all pictures online of snow are AI generated. He’s also an asshole to everyone and rightfully so because his life and planet has been doomed. Welcome to 2034.

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    I’ve already had people demand “source?” for the most mundane facts. Why yes steroids do enhance physical ability.

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    People are interested in sourcing of information in 2034? I see that as an absolute win.

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    I’ve heard a saying, two things you should never do on the Internet are argue or explain. It takes up a lot of mental energy and time to do it for no reward.

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      I think in many cases the people who explain things are doing a huge service. They’re silently appreciated by many. The true GOATs of the internet.

      I’ve read so many great explanations on Reddit for things in math, science, literature, etc and I feel very grateful to the people who explained them.

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        Yes. The thing to remember is in many cases you aren’t explaining for the person you are debating with or answering a question for. You are doing it for others who may read the conversation.

        I’ve had things brought to light in online discussion change my mind or educate me many times. When I see someone claim these conversations are useless or a waste of time, I just think they are really setting weird criteria for what constitutes a waste of time.

        Sure, sometimes I ain’t got no time for that, but other times I do, and I figure the same is true for many others as well.

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      Oh you don’t understand how much reward i get on tiktok for proving my point so much that i get blocked.

      It brings me unfathomable joy

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      What, you’re saying that the sky is owned by democrats now? Give sources, cause my sky is Republican Red! /S

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      Same here in Slovenia. 15 years ago we had at least 30cm of snow each winter that would stick around. Now if we even get any snowfall and not just rain it either rains the same day and the snow is gone, or the rain comes a day later and the snow is once again gone.

      Also the local lake used to freeze every year. It has froten once in the last 15 years.

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    Guilty. Show me the almanac. I don’t trust nobody on the internet. Everybody speaks like they’re an expert.

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    I’ve definitely noticed people who challenge anything you say by asking for a source, but make tons of unsourced claims themselves.

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      "Of course they would say that. Those Liberal, left wing universities, with their peer review, aren’t to be trusted.

      These hard-right think tanks (masquerading as anything other than a glorified PR firm they are) on the other hand are the definition of unbiased knowledge"

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    Or when you bring sources and they straight up ignore them entirely…

    I understand not wanting to read or go through the entire Marxist-Leninist books I recommend, not everybody has the time for that, but a 5-20 minute article? You waste more time debating me after the fact than you would have just reading the article, at least do me the courtesy of skimming it and trying to engage with my points.

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      Perhaps peppering responses with links is counterproductive. Why not follow a more consistent strategy? Such an approach would for example summarize the opposition’s view in good faith, give a name to the fallacies in it, and respond not only by providing a link, but a short synopsis of what the link is and how it refutes those fallacies. This approach helps not only rebut the opponent, who may be unwilling to listen to reason, but everyone following the conversation in real time or in the future. For this reason it is also great to use archived versions of links, whenever you can.

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        Oh, don’t get me wrong, I generally offer specific reading recommendations and explanations for why, the only time I “pepper” is if it’s to add supporting evidence that might be immediately disregarded otherwise. I don’t usually send a large reading list, usually it’s one article or book with an explanation of why it’s relevant. You can see my comment history for examples if you want.

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          Certainly. I try to do the same, in fact I craft my comments so that they are immediately useful to others. Nonetheless, this might be not enough. Trolls are there for a reason, and you have to accept that our comment-section skirmishes do not add up to much, especially when you consider state-sponsored trolling and mega-corporate push of the far right agenda, across all media outlets, including social media.

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    I rather have a source to support a claim instead of “but it’s how I feel so it’s real! Scientists don’t know anything, stop debunk my feelings with facts because I know I’m right! I read it on Facebook!”

    We need more reliable and supported sources and less fake news.