>>23929786well, I didn't mean to condescend to you, and I apologise
I just recognise exactly what you're doing, and what it unfortunately tells me about you, and that makes me feel sad for you
that's all it is
it wasn't meant to belittle you—just express how I feel
>you are not smarter than everyone elseI don't think I am
I know I'm smarter than some, not as smart as others, but I am confident in my intellect, and there's nothing wrong with that
I don't like idiots, just like idiots don't like intelligent people, and there's nothing wrong with that either
>this isnt building some skill because these are not debatesno, 'debates' is too generous, you're right
I actually frame it as playing pigeon chess—I think playing pigeon chess with idiots is a useful skill to have
look at how your triangulation didn't effect me at all, because I've been exposed to it more times than I can count
that's the skill; it helps me build up my armour against people like you, which I find useful out there in the real world
you don't have to understand that, but please at least accept that I get something I feel is valuable from it
I know that you two think you're having a laugh at my expense—that's not hard to understand
but you're nasty about it, and you pretty much only use normie debate strategy (emotive arguments, manipulative strategies, crude insults), and that's why you're useful to me
because you're so unlike the people I choose to surround myself with
