Nice idea, but not sure I’ll follow. Nowadays I just try to ignore sealions and move on.
I didn’t know it had a name. I have seen this so much on Lemmy lately.
No offense, but where have you seen this? I haven’t noticed anything like this
Lol, good one.
When done “well”, you can find yourself lured into a long, increasingly exasperating conversation. You can never win by engaging. I just ignore them and move on.
This should be called “fur sealing.” I’d like to see some proof that sealioning is the correct term. A Wikipedia article is inadequate. I am not against the community, I just want the term fur sealing to get a fair shake here.
It’s a favorite of conservatives
The best defense against sealioning is to give people more credit than they want and to believe they are smarter than they let on. “Nobody could be this dumb and if they are, it’s fruitless to attempt dialogue” should always be on ones mind.
