General & Others How Many Times Have You Successfully Changed Someone's Mind During an Online Debate?

[CoC: Color of Clowns]

I've come to realize that arguing/debating with people on the internet for me has gone as well as athletes arguing with the Refs: no one gives a fucking shit.

So, as I work towards NOT arguing with people on the internet, I wanted to ask the people here:

How often do you actually change someone's mind during online debates?

Because if we're never really changing each other's minds, even when we do prove others wrong... aren't we just ranting at each other like mindless morons?

I think that's the single biggest issue with modern discourse:

When people realize they're wrong, they just try to lie their way out of it.

The amount of people with the honesty/decency to admit they're wrong, and actually change when they are, is... slimmer than Flat Stanley. I've voted for both political parties in the US, and can now admit they're both disgusting frauds. But, IMO, the biggest changes to my mental views came from me CHALLENGING MYSELF. I'm still ass at listening to others who have beliefs that rival mine.

Conversely, how many times have you had your mind successfully changed by someone online?

 

[Zenos7]

I dont keep count, but occasionally it happens.

When people realize they're wrong, they just try to lie their way out of it.

But this is a legit problem, especially if its about very strong opinions to begin with.

There is a silver lining in convincing other people not directly involved in the debate though

 

[AL sama]

sometimes

 

[NAMELESS]

I've come to realize that arguing/debating with people on the internet for me has gone as well as athletes arguing with the Refs: no one gives a fucking shit.

So, as I work towards NOT arguing with people on the internet, I wanted to ask the people here:

How often do you actually change someone's mind during online debates?

Because if we're never really changing each other's minds, even when we do prove others wrong... aren't we just ranting at each other like mindless morons?

I think that's the single biggest issue with modern discourse:

When people realize they're wrong, they just try to lie their way out of it.

The amount of people with the honesty/decency to admit they're wrong, and actually change when they are, is... slimmer than Flat Stanley. I've voted for both political parties in the US, and can now admit they're both disgusting frauds. But, IMO, the biggest changes to my mental views came from me CHALLENGING MYSELF. I'm still ass at listening to others who have beliefs that rival mine.

Conversely, how many times have you had your mind successfully changed by someone online?

A few times.

 

[DoflaMihawk]

Usually it's me that ends up getting their mind changed.

 

[CoC: Color of Clowns]

I dont keep count, but occasionally it happens.



But this is a legit problem, especially if its about very strong opinions to begin with.

There is a silver lining in convincing other people not directly involved in the debate though

This is a good point. I don't think about that enough.