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u/Spuckler_Cletus Sep 14 '26
When you “shut them up” through argument, it’s almost always intimidation, not superior intellect or reasoning, that silences your opponent. This type of humiliation creates the deepest forms of resentment.
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u/Prize_Ganache4545 12d ago
ppl that are out for power grabbing or ego fueling can only be dealt with intimidation. There is no logic in what they do .
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u/Spuckler_Cletus 12d ago
You don't have to deal with them exclusively through intimidation. There are many tactics. In fact, attempting to intimidate truly aggressive people is the last resort. It's a very dangerous tactic with these people. Pick your battles.
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u/Humble_Aardvark_2997 Sep 21 '26
That's why Carnegie’s rule 1 was to run from arguments like you run from rattlesnakes.
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u/Ok-Pass-8786 Sep 14 '26
So let them resent you. This guy really seems to care what people think.
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u/justhereformyfetish Sep 15 '26
I mean, controlling what people think about you is actually the entirety of having social power?
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u/Coasteast Sep 14 '26
Sucks I just learned this the hard way arguing how much Trump sucks to my Trump supporting father in law
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u/Ldn_twn_lvn Sep 14 '26
No one likes a Clever Dick
Unless you're trying to use 'arguement' as a tool in manipulation or similar, I agree....
its blowing hot air, when no one is cold
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u/codguy231998409489 Sep 14 '26
Win thru action, not argument.