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maxerickson · 2021-08-23 10:31:08

It's the implied "with no other impact in their lives" that people actually disagree with.

PartiallyTyped | karma 2658 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2021-04-23 10:56:03+00:00

It's not even an argument, their comment is a fact that does not change nor contribute anything.

ajkjk | karma 8277 | avg karma 3.64 · | 2023-07-03 07:28:23

It really didn't affect their argument.

monocularvision | karma 1003 | avg karma 4.94 · | 2022-09-14 16:36:53

I love seeing people defend this statement by basically saying “it actually meant nothing”… as if that is a really strong defense.

woodruffw | karma 35375 | avg karma 5.3 · | 2023-01-28 14:29:48

"Nobody will say what they're really thinking, which I happen to know" is not an argument.

darkerside | karma 6585 | avg karma 1.94 · | 2023-09-08 00:05:18

> few people feel strongly about it

It doesn't imply that at all

bofadeez | karma 29 | avg karma 0.3 · | 2020-10-27 19:53:27+00:00

And nothing. I agree with you that it's not a controversial thing to say.

tuldia | karma 183 | avg karma 2.35 · | 2019-11-14 08:47:04+00:00

This is an example of "unpopular" post. As expected, it received no counter arguments.

st3v3r | karma 1197 | avg karma 0.62 · | 2016-05-24 17:28:17

"No one forces them to take the gig."

The second someone says that, that's a sign they have no actual argument.

zo1 | karma 3241 | avg karma 0.82 · | 2020-10-06 22:50:31+00:00

It's just one of those things that's assumed as good and not to be questioned, not even with reasonable and genuine discourse.

zeroer | karma 1073 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2017-04-18 22:02:59+00:00

I've never heard this criticism.

cool_dude85 | karma 2522 | avg karma 2.77 · | 2020-04-07 11:17:22

The original quote doesn't offer any arguments to support its claim. It's just a statement of opinion as fact.

euyyn | karma 2300 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2017-09-30 08:31:18+00:00

Maybe no one has challenged it because they don't see a problem with it?

notori0us | karma 34 | avg karma 3.78 · | 2014-08-07 18:49:07

I like the reason "This doesn't add to the conversation."

nati0n | karma 68 | avg karma 2.43 · | 2022-12-03 14:22:54

Nobody argues that the truth doesn't truly matter.

tptacek | karma 394296 | avg karma 6.04 · | 2016-11-19 23:42:14

I feel like that's a statement reasonable people can disagree about, and so feel no real urge to litigate it.

C1sc0cat | karma 1896 | avg karma 0.76 · | 2019-07-16 08:40:08+00:00

I haven't seen any one in this debate saying anything like that.

hardlianotion | karma 1304 | avg karma 1.65 · | 2022-04-03 00:57:28

Exactly. That opinion doesn’t exist.

return0 | karma 5191 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2017-09-13 11:33:46+00:00

There is literally no argument in the whole article to support the title's conclusion.

rochester46 | karma 84 | avg karma 3.82 · | 2020-05-04 17:26:20

The "top-voted comment" anywhere has no bearing on what is or is not the majority argument.