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This is a genuine question, as every time I have an argument about this with someone they bring a point so utterly stupid that it leaves me stumped...

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[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Ask them what they hope to win. You can sit there and make endless arguments to defend your view that half of humanity is awful. Until eventually everyone just gives up arguing. Now what? There is a next day. The victim mentality is not even self-serving. At most it lets you know how badly your life went, but far more often it skews your view of the events and gives you nothing to work with moving forward except a desire to hurt others.

Tell them they won and ask them what they want to do next.

[-] brianshatchet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Even if you assumed a goal of reproductive success, it's idiotic to think there is a single best strategy that is unchanging. Humans evolved over tens of thousands of years, and they evolved to be adaptable. It's like trying to play a football game with the same play every time... People will catch on quickly.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

If you find yourself stumped by someone’s point, you need to consider that point.

[-] Stinkywinks@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I don't get it. The red pill from the matrix? I hear people use it as a truth pill, but how can that be an argument?

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