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Quote of the Day: The Fool
“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” — Mark Twain
I’ve seen many a conversation and certainly many Twitter trails go off the rails when people respond to refute idiocy. Often the best policy is to just let it go. Or to add another quote: “Interesting game. The only way to win is not to play.”
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Just like my brother used to say when we were young, “don’t wrestle with pigs. You both get filthy but the pig likes it!”
A way to play and win long term might be to not argue in real time, but to critique the comment off-line to as large an audience as possible, and not to respond to poorly formed (ad hominem) attacks.
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Never argue with an idiot; he’ll bring you down to his level and beat you out of experience.
Maybe I’ll have that tattooed on my forearm?
No, tattoos are far too visibility permanent. Tattoo it to in your mind.