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Laeserin | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It's not always about gender, but it often is, as that's the easiest way to classify people and form a mob to go after someone you don't like. Just have to remind them of something nasty someone similar did and they get all riled up. NPCs that they are. 🙄

I just take the opportunity to mute them for failing the discernment test.
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mleku | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 my point is that trying to propose that the cause of this is gender and the female persona is unproductive because that is a lazy evaluation, and it's generally a good rule, so attacking a good rule is stupid

better to defuse the situation by pointing out that some people get accused of being crazy, on drugs, and AIs, and that being suspicious is not a crime nor is voicing your suspicions but what is crappy is not backing down when you are wrong
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Laeserin | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 He's so obviously wrong and his lackys are doubling-down and it's like 😬
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mleku | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 ok but attacking people and not principles is worthless