Plenty of disagreement, not much “arguing”
I disagree with a lot of people about a lot of things in the world of pain and injury science… but I don’t go on social media to argue about any of it.
I haven’t “argued” about anything in that environment for many years. What I want out of the comments is to find out who believes what and why, to learn from the best examples, and report on the range of views.
I will occasionally issue bland corrections of the most glaring misinformation. And when I’m insulted? Which happens all the time? I ignore it. I don’t answer at all, or I reply like I’m a naive alien, oblivious to insult, incapable of even perceiving it:
So I keep it classy. And it’s not easy. That’s a skill that I’ve been honing for a quarter century now.
Don’t get me wrong: I admire and even envy people who fiercely defend values I share. I’m not always happy about avoiding those arguments. I do it because reasons, but there are definitely days when I fantasize about wading into the fray and swinging hard for the sheer madcap joy of it! 😜