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Out of curiosity, can you specify the topics or give specific examples of this shitty behavior you speak of? Without examples it is impossible to determine if you are discussing behavior that is straight-up pathological (e.g. name-calling) or people having a different opinion.
Okay, I did mention it in another comment but I didnt do so in the main post. Thanks for pointing it out.
I‘m talking about name calling, ad hominem attacks, ridicule, twisting words, bad faith arguments. So, mostly abusive language/rhetoric, not disagreement or different opinions.
how do you differentiate what you perceive as bad faith vs disagreement and differing opinions?
i frequently see simple disagreement here being painted as bad faith when its just... disagreement.
Wikipedia:
Bad faith (Latin: mala fides) is a sustained form of deception which consists of entertaining or pretending to entertain one set of feelings while acting as if influenced by another. It is associated with hypocrisy, breach of contract, affectation, and lip service.
Here are some nice examples. I can’t come up with a perfect example rn. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/bad-faith-good-faith/
It boils down to essentially playing devils advocate just to shut someone up.
i know what it is, i was asking for more specifics about what you see on lemmy.
I‘m not sure I understand your question. Do you want me to come up with examples from lemmy?
Yes
And to the contrary, I've seen people claiming blatant bad-faith behavior as "just disagreement".