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Experts: No Way to Truly Know if Redditor You're Arguing With Is Bot or Child (hard-drive.net)

submitted 10 months ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think I'm probably just gonna end up in the inbox but why would you even comment on a forum if you had no interest in what the other person had to say? In this thread i suppose it's necessary to say I'm not trying to trick ya, I'm curious! i wonder: what are you getting out of commenting without seeing replies?

[–] Yearly1845@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Most of the time I don't reply. Sometimes I do though :)

You know that meme about the people who type up a whole response and then delete it, don't post it, and move on? That's unironically me, except now I skip the first three steps. My opinion isn't worth anything and I (more or less) gave up trying to get people to change their opinions online a long time ago.

I like seeing what other people have to say on various subjects. I don't really like sharing, myself.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Hey, thank you for sharing! I thought i was gonna be #161. I think the kind of person who had the self-awareness to say something like "my opinion isn't worth anything" is the kind of person that i want to see posting more, personally. But i get it. Take it easy :)