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Went with debunking over doom sharing on the Denver airport mural thing and the thread actually stayed civil
Six people jumped in with sources instead of name calling, which almost never happens here. Anyone got tips for keeping that tone when the topic is way more heated?
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wesleya9811d ago
Keeping it civil when things get heated is way harder than people admit, so I get why you want tips. But here's where I see it different: you didn't really keep the tone calm, the topic just happened to be one where facts could settle it. Denver airport mural stuff has a clear answer, so people posting sources looks reasonable and nobody feels attacked. Try that same approach on something like politics or a local school board fight and watch how fast the sources get ignored and the insults come out. Tips like "just be respectful" or "cite your sources" sound nice but they don't hold up when the other person already decided you're the enemy. The real trick is picking topics where people are open to being wrong, and most heated ones aren't that.
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