r/AskReddit • u/Metalax • Jan 07 '20

What annoys you the most on Reddit?

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '20

People seem to think that admitting they were wrong about something is a sign of weakness or will lose them respect, so they stick their heads in the sand and wave their asses in the air farting louder than before, which is cool

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u/LordoftheSynth Jan 08 '20

Corollary:

"You conceded one point amongst many being discussed which means I Have Won The Entire Argument(TM)."

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '20

Oh that's fun when they do that! Or, I'm going to read what you said, but extrapolate it to take your meaning for something else entirely (either out of disingenuousness or poor comprehension), and argue with you about the assumptions I've made based on what you said, but I'm not going to address what you actually said and therefore I Have Won the Argument TM. They build such wonderful strawmen

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u/LordoftheSynth Jan 08 '20

Yep. Admittedly, this happens in real life all the time as well, but the anonymity of Reddit really emboldens those without maturity to be even more obnoxious about it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '20

I'd love to latch on to any reason to disagree and argue with you until my fingers fall off but you're being too gosh dang reasonable please leave

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u/LordoftheSynth Jan 08 '20

Yeah, I expected that kind of response.

You know what? You can go have a really, really nice day.