When people on the internets argue, they resort to these following categories to attack:
a) misspelling and improper use of grammar.
For example:
Person A could have the greatest argument. It's smart, gets his point across, but does it matter? Nay. The focus of person b's argument is just taking apart his argument and fishing out for spelling errors.
b) being american
If you're american, you just can't win an argument, and you know why? because the europeans are better at everything you do. cooking, ****ing, spelling (colour? ITS COLOR ****IT), and of course, dancing.
c) being black
being black basically, you just can't win, leave it at that.
d) being mainstream
If you're mainstream, your opinion doesn't count. What you and 90% of people like is entirely wrong. Stop being yourself and be cool and listen to dream theater as I always say.
Because the Internet is a serious platform for debate. Serious business, etc.
What if their argument is just plain stupid? See: Kodachi about 80% of the time.
The Internet makes C-Span look like [url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/yo_momma/series.jhtml]Yo Momma[/url] it's so serious.
I've seen more arguments where there's a person who is blatantly wrong and is too dumb to realize it than I care to remember. Those kind of people usually have bad grammar and spelling, too.
Key to winning arguement: Say the same thing every post, just switch a word or two.
If there's one thing I can't ****ing stand about people on the internet who argue with me are when they're black non-Americans who don't know how to spell and listen to mainstream bands and dress mainstream.
I'd have to agree on that crap about misspelling on purpose. If I were to say something someone disagrees with, they would resort to stuff like "LOL YOU SAID THIS!!!!" even though I know they are capable of something a little more-- uh-- better? When I do the "lol" responses, I portray myself as equal as the person I'm arguing with and only omit punctuation. For example:
Guy says: lol youre hot
Fate says: omg really i got a boyfriend sorry :(
Guy says: youre a *****
Fate says: i said i had a boyfriend :cookie:
I stop reading arguments when it comes to pointing out misspellings. People attacking mainstream just because it's mainstream is stupid, too. Do what you like, wear what you like, listen to what you like and if it happens to be mainstream then you just found a pool of people with similar interests.
[quote]c) being black
being black basically, you just can't win, leave it at that.
Never seen this. Not outside of documentaries on early-mid 1900s America, at least.
I've seen it here. "I'm black so I know what it's like to be oppressed" or something like that.
A) Because, even if you have a good argument, misspelling **** constantly makes it look like you're an idiot, and therefore makes your point look idiotic. That, or the argument is so good they have nothing to rebut with.
B) Everyone hates Americans and thinks they're all morons.
C) See B
D) Music = Elitism. Mainstream is accessible, therefore basic, therefore bad. Plus, music is only cool when no one else listens to it, right? Right?
I just bought a CD from my local music retailer. That means it sucks, right?
Show me a good misspelled argument, and I'll show you a wealthy homeless man.
There's a homeless, wealthy woman in Seattle. She collects trash and builds forts about the city despite having a large home to herself. She's also a fair amount of crazy.
Why doesn't she just pay other people to build her forts?
You wouldn't understand.
She could employ the homeless to build them.
I assumed it was because of the fair amount of crazy.
yeah, passion
[quote=Pit;579190]When people on the internets argue, they resort to these following categories to attack:
a) misspelling and improper use of grammar.
For example:
Person A could have the greatest argument. It's smart, gets his point across, but does it matter? Nay. The focus of person b's argument is just taking apart his argument and fishing out for spelling errors.
b) being american
If you're american, you just can't win an argument, and you know why? because the europeans are better at everything you do. cooking, ****ing, spelling (colour? ITS COLOR ****IT), and of course, dancing.
c) being black
being black basically, you just can't win, leave it at that.
d) being mainstream
If you're mainstream, your opinion doesn't count. What you and 90% of people like is entirely wrong. Stop being yourself and be cool and listen to dream theater as I always say.
I don't know what planet you're living on, but I'd quite like to visit. I disagree with everything apart from point A.
I don't think it was something to disagree or agree on. I think he was just making an observation about various categories people resort to in the middle of an argument. They do happen.
A you could see here pretty often, B you can see mostly everywhere on the net especially the term "Amerikkka," same with C though not as often I find. As for D it's absolutely everywhere even in real life.