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@ Scoundrel
2025-05-06 21:00:23
I find anger is great for arguments actually; anger represents surprise and dissatisfaction, which are great reasons to talk with someone. Insults are also a perfectly acceptable in an argument, though I try to be conservative and strategic with my insults when I'm arguing. Personally, I want to be able to argue with anyone, and so I want to avoid any insults that aren't an essential part of the topic at hand.
For example, in this conversation I believe it would be appropriate to say that you are so picky and sensitive that I have a hard time accepting that you are "just looking for a productive argument." Instead it seems much more like you are really just afraid of any argument that might challenge you or make you uncomfortable.
Do you believe it's possible that an insult could be an engaging and meaningful? Can you find any problems with my previous paragraph besides the fact that it was insulting you? How about you? Are you ever surprised or angry by the fact that someone disagrees with you? Do you always come into conversations expecting people might have a reason to disagree with you?