thats a human being did (they) do anything to you? why do you feel the need to bring these things up in this setting? advertising which side you’re on? why? why here? what is your job or role here? what do you think will be the result of making these specific things known in this way? what is at risk if you don’t express these specific opinions in these specific moments? why do you feel it is important or urgent to do so? what would happen if you didnt; what would be lost? do you know why someone else thinks or feels the way they do? can you be sure they are wrong for feeling or thinking that, from their perspective? are they a threat to you? does leaving something they said in this setting/context present a problem that you need to solve by responding a certain way? you’re not special, you don’t have special knowledge, if you’re not doing something real in the real world no one cares about your “opinion.” is what you’re feeling a need to say going to lead to any meaningful change? does anybody need to hear these specific things from you? do you know for sure whether you are rage baiting vs contributing to the actual conversation at hand? in other words, language has contextual parameters whats more interesting or more likely to lead to an overall better outcome? cementing the difference between each of you as individuals in this specific set of topics? or withholding your reaction to see what else is there what opportunities might you be throwing away? do you have any goals or values in common? yesh, like basket-ball