Not everything is a debate or an argument.

Playay said:
It's not even something that has to be debated. One person tries to make ask a civil question, and then one dickhead comes along and being a dickhead by simply roasting others and the others simply get triggered. I know it's already an internet things, but it always boggles my mind everytime how people avoid being peaceful.

_FRB_ said:
Sure, but considering someone is under no obligation to express their disagreement, they would usually only do so when they want to argue. I don't believe someone would go "hey there, I disagree with you, here's why, but before you respond to me telling you this, let's just agree to disagree and not argue".

It is quite annoying when someone will go out of their way to argue with you and when you argue back they go "i WaS jUsT tRyInG tO hAvE a DiScUsSiOn MaN". No you weren't, you were arguing. Changing your mind on the conversation is fine, but it's nice when people acknowledge that's what they're doing and don't pretend like the original intent wasn't to argue.

For that reason I give significantly more benefit of the doubt to people I respond to in disagreement (at least until they prove they are not deserving of it) than people that respond to me in disagreement.

kriissyy12 said:
Most discussion will always eventually escalate into a debate or argument, just how it works.

More people are inclined to reply to an opinion they disagree with than one they agree with. If it's an opinion I agree with, the most I can do is just reply saying I agree with you. If it's an opinion I disagree with, I can actually write my reasons why I disagree with it. Then that's when shit hits the fan.

_FRB_ said:
Sure, but considering someone is under no obligation to express their disagreement, they would usually only do so when they want to argue. I don't believe someone would go "hey there, I disagree with you, here's why, but before you respond to me telling you this, let's just agree to disagree and not argue".

It is quite annoying when someone will go out of their way to argue with you and when you argue back they go "i WaS jUsT tRyInG tO hAvE a DiScUsSiOn MaN". No you weren't, you were arguing. Changing your mind on the conversation is fine, but it's nice when people acknowledge that's what they're doing and don't pretend like the original intent wasn't to argue.

For that reason I give significantly more benefit of the doubt to people I respond to in disagreement (at least until they prove they are not deserving of it) than people that respond to me in disagreement.

AniMarter said:
"Yes it is!" I yell at you, disproving your point by arguing with you about things not needing arguments.

Ha.

DrBalls said:
Welcome to the internet.

Irony aside, you're right, but at the same time, this happens all the time on every social media platform, it's not like it's a new phenomenon either.

Lucifrost said:
I've lately been seeing a lot more anime arguments than usual, and I have no idea why. Someone who publicly claimed to hate arguing even tried to continue an argument via PM. Do we now celebrate wrath month after pride month?

-Kokomi- said:


Someone's like: "It was absolutely garbage - the most worthless thing I've ever experienced. I can't believe anyone enjoyed it. They must be 20 IQ idiots. Mid trash, completely filler. Protag is cardboard."

Is this a civil discussion?

-Kokomi- said:


I could handle someone criticizing my favorite shows in a thoughtful way. But what I typed there is just annoying nonsense.

-Kokomi- said:


Do you have a specific example of what you're talking about? I'm having trouble with it. Like maybe there's a thread somewhere?

Lucifrost said:
I've lately been seeing a lot more anime arguments than usual, and I have no idea why. Someone who publicly claimed to hate arguing even tried to continue an argument via PM. Do we now celebrate wrath month after pride month?

-Kokomi- said:


Want to sing happy songs with me around the fire?

-Kokomi- said:


Let's have a debate about what songs we're going to sing and how big the fire's going to be. >:)

Lucifrost said:
I've lately been seeing a lot more anime arguments than usual, and I have no idea why. Someone who publicly claimed to hate arguing even tried to continue an argument via PM. Do we now celebrate wrath month after pride month?

Kasutoro-Kun said:
People need to learn this on this website. I can't count how many times me and other people try to have civil discussions about anime and they try to turn it into a fight and a debate simply because the two parties disagree. We could disagree and not argue with each other. There's nothing wrong with have differing opinions as long as the conversation is kept civil and there's no name calling.

RobertBobert said:
Many people have a too fragile ego, so any disagreement is perceived by them as a bait to continue the argument. To such an extent that people will even passionately persecute and provoke you in order to rehabilitate themselves in their eyes by causing a new conflict.



No one tried to continue the dispute with you via PM. I just asked you why you literally within one day tried to turn several of our dialogues into casuistic disputes. Especially in combination with the fact that you were previously adequate and I have never seen such obsessive behavior from you. It was so intrusive that it seemed to me as if you were deliberately looking for an excuse to provoke a conflict.



Well, it's hard to keep the dialogue civil when you're obsessively continuing the dialogue even when your opponent starts hinting that he's tired of you. Especially when at some point your comments become more and more passionate and messy. It's annoying and very emotionally exhausting, regardless of your intentions.

Kasutoro-Kun said:


At no point did you ever hint at being tired of anything. I wasn't even talking to you at first. It was a Convo I was having with someone else and you jumped in out of no where and I simply responded. It wasn't no argument or debate on my end and throughout the conversation you seemed pretty normal. It wasn't until the end you exploded with insults out of no where. I don't know why it's so hard to keep a civil conversation just from someone saying "Pokemon isn't a game anime" there was literally no reason for you to explode the way you did. You just did for no reason. You also exploded at other people in the comments too.

RobertBobert said:


In this case, learn to read the atmosphere. The more I tried to argue with you somehow, the more you became passionate and at some point I just wrote you a short phrase as an attempt to close the discussion. What did you do in response? They wrote me a big messy argument with a lot of random, unnecessary or misunderstood information, suggesting that I re-enter the dispute and spend time parsing all this information. Obviously I exploded.

And despite trying to look like a peacekeeper at the moment, you don’t even try to understand my reasons, directly accusing me and throwing your opinion as fact. If you want people to have a civil discussion with you, you must first learn to do it.

Kasutoro-Kun said:



I mean you're just making it to seem like something it's not when you're the one that initiated an argument for no reason. If you go Pokemon is a game anime and I ever so calmly go well not really because of this and that and use examples how is that arguing and not having a civil discussion? People could go and look at it and see you exploded for no reason. People actually responded and we're on my side with it too that you exploded out of no where. And you argue with people frequently in threads so this isn't new. And you're starting another argument right now lol but I'm not gunna argue with you I'm done here.

RobertBobert said:


You see? You get passionate again and stubbornly insist on being right, each time heightening your emotions, this time adding "people agreed with me" (ignoring of course that these "people" were my old opponents who used you to provoke a reaction on my part) and so on. You literally escalate the conflict instead of trying to keep some kind of civilized discussion. And of course, you don't care at all about what I told you in response earlier. You passionately want to prove that you are right.

Kasutoro-Kun said:


I'm not passionate dude I'm chilling lol and they're not opponents this isn't a street fighter game those are other people you went at for no reason as well no one is escalating anything. But this is the last response you'll ever get from me ever again bc you love arguing with people on here.

Kasutoro-Kun said:
Does anyone know how to block people on mal?