if your going to tell me to use vlc, you have a point but think of the average user, they are paying for it unironically 😭. just what have we come to...

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[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 34 points 6 months ago

That is a strawman interpretation of OP's point. In addition to being wrong, the technique is destructive to discussion.

It is infinitely more constructive (as in, people are more likely to read and care about your opinion) to use "Steel Man": https://constantrenewal.com/steel-man

With that, or just with some base level charitable thinking, we could look at OP's point like this: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/nickel+and+dime+you