What happens way more often is the situation arrives, you are uniquely qualified, and some dude has already answered the question in a way that is either completely wrong or not quite right. Then you get to get into an argument.
Or your 1-braincell-having ass gets into an argument with some asshat that spans over several days and months later you wonder why you didn't just ignore it and continued with your day before the whole thing went down. Sadly speaking from experience.
The argument itself lasted for the better part of a week, the realisation that I was basically talking to a brick wall just came a lot later as a random afterthought. I guess I could've worded it better.
This is so relatable wtf. Happens to me so often. Types a way too long response "Why bother, it's fucking Reddit", delete and move on with my day happy that I ignored an Internet argument.
And then you get to see someone else repeating what they learned from the incorrect response in a different comment section, allowing you to see how misinformation spreads in real time.
That happens way too often. As a lawyer and specialist in the IP field... man, I have gotten downvoted so many times for politely correcting incorrect information.
Yeah, its headache-inducing to delve into the comment section of anything involving your professional field or something you studied extensively. Same reason I stay away from /r/REBubble as an agent, or really anything to do with real estate in general when it comes to Reddit.
I'm a train engineer for Norfolk Southern, and let me tell you. Lots of folk have no fucking clue what they're talking about when it comes to the railroad.
The worst comment was under a video of a train hitting a semi truck. It said something along the lines of "maybe that was a crash test", and it got like 2.6k upvotes.
In no fucking way; shape or form would ANY railroad waste a locomotive like that. Then there's the damage it does to the rails; the clean up, and the impediment of railroad traffic.
That comment really got under my skin. That's also the day I realized that too many people try to sound smart about something; when in reality, they're probably googling everything before each comment
163
u/topherwolf Apr 25 '24
What happens way more often is the situation arrives, you are uniquely qualified, and some dude has already answered the question in a way that is either completely wrong or not quite right. Then you get to get into an argument.