Online So Much, Being Human is Impossible.

The thing about a forum for a "debatebro" streamer is that everything kind of leaks out from the format. There are no more people in front of you, only interlocutors.It took 20 minutes to agree with someone because any slight ambiguity in language was viewed as an attempt to downplay, to sidestep, to talk down the issue. Why? They are not prepared for a human being. They are prepared for a debate.I wonder how much of this is just what happens when online debate culture is your main litmus for social interaction. I see people on these servers get lauded for being employed and going outside. It's a little staggering how low the bar is. Of course, it isn't when I zoom out. Unemployment rates are sky high, so is social isolation, and nothing can drive you to the suffering of a "debate" discord quite like a combination of the two. Unfortunately, this means that people being deliberately obtuse becomes the norm to you. Everyone in a server like this has their own ideological goals that have…