If you are a person who likes to get in early on a discussion, how often do you go back and see how the flow of discussion has worked out later?
Sometimes people reply so quickly to comments that it almost seems like a chat room. That is the only way to have a discussion that does not give way to preaching match . Short bursts of text exchanged often. I have not tried the chat-rooms. Perhaps I wil,l but how does one know what topics will arise?
I get alerts when someone replies to my comments. Naturally I go back to read, reflect and respond.
Yes... I quite often return and often add some other point to the debate,
I'm really disappointed about the so-called "discussion" on this site. It's really more a matter of people posting a bunch of bullshit trying to get points and satisfy a dopamine urge than discussion.
@SeaGreenEyez can't believe you said that. I said the same thing yesterday. maybe you posted that before and I saw it. It is drive-by postings. it disappoints me a lot just for that reason.
@SeaGreenEyez well it's just annoying. people come by and shoot an opinion on a subject and there's no anticipation or reaction to a response. thats a drive-by in our courts here in Oklahoma county. I am sure our hanging-minded judge Elliott would love to get such a clear-cut case.
I have never posted bullshit....at least not knowingly, of course others may consider it to be so. I only leave a comment if it’s something I know something about or I am interested in. I have been involved in many quite lengthy discussions and only withdraw from them if they get abusive,
@Allamanda Beginning to see it that way!
@Allamanda i'm talking about the lower-numbered persons who shotgun post about 10 different articles then leave.
The ones who constantly post Memes and Links to other publications are the ones who are racking up the easy points. It’s lazy and doesn’t really encourage any type of debate.
@Allamanda I do read some of them if it’s something of particular interest, and if I read it I usually do leave a comment. There are just so many of them and I spend enough time here already. I know I’ve read a few of the ones you’ve posted because we have similar interests. It’s really the Memes that annoy me the most....so lazy.
@Marionville it would be nice to actually engage in a discussion - but I admittedly shy away from the angry ex-religioso threads. I'm all hated out. I don't hate them anymore. So aside from pointless trump/nottrump threads the pickins are slim.
@Allamanda yeah I know. generally you do still get a more intelligent group here than in the religious tainted circles (save some of the trumpsters), but it would be nice if people read more. I've found a lot of smart people here but there are also some true dumbasses.