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2026-08-02 16:41 UTC
@FishFace@ioc.exchange indeed! It's a good exercise in debate. Just when you've cut off one head another appears elsewhere... Though I suppose a better debater would know how to manage those heads and to force their interlocutor to acknowledge the dead ones, or perhaps would refuse to engage with diversions at all.
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@FishFace@ioc.exchange 2026-08-02 17:09
@bemmesr@mathstodon.xyz Ages ago I tried to insist on some basics before moving on, but it was no use (and I was shown to be a paper tiger because I got dragged back in) because even for what I considered to be extremely basic facts he wouldn't agree... in that scenario the problem I faced was that discovering more of the contents of his mind was worth more to me than sticking to such principles. In an ordinary debate, the other person would usually have an interest in keeping you engaged, so you can exercise some leverage.