You show up, you put a ton of effort into a post, and at the end the comment section will tear apart some random thing that isn't load bearing for your argument, isn't something you consider particularly important, and whose discussion doesn't illuminate what you are trying to communicate, all the while implying that they are superior in their dismissal of your irrational and dumb ideas.

That's... the point of the place? It's only superficially an intelligent place for discussion. A breeding ground for Neofascist, Technofeudalist excuses.

[–] scruiser@awful.systems 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Exactly, they write super long winded posts because they are faintly mimicking the style of academic research, but they don't evidence or sources to actually cite, so you end up with posts full of meandering analogies and jargon and then those bits are easy for someone to rip apart.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 12 points 17 hours ago

You show up, you put a ton of effort into a post, and at the end the comment section will tear apart some random thing that isn’t load bearing for your argument, isn’t something you consider particularly important, and whose discussion doesn’t illuminate what you are trying to communicate

Man if only LW posters knew how to use the delete key to shorten their posts to only the load bearing parts, which they consider particularly important and who's discussion illuminates what they were trying communicate. Alas.