• @[email protected]
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    172 months ago

    Maybe not, but you’re not going to change anybodies mind on the internet. Its just not gonna work.

    • @[email protected]
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      312 months ago

      Hearing about this online changed my mind because I had no idea, and it’s easy to verify.

    • Luffy
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      282 months ago

      Then why are you trying to convince us that you cant convince anyone?

      Your whole argument is a paradox

    • TheTechnician27
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      2 months ago

      We’re going through the biggest disinformation crisis in human history thanks exclusively to the Internet’s profound ability to change minds by spreading and normalizing bullshit, but “it’s just not gonna work” when it’s something you specifically don’t want to hear.

      Edit: ironically, my mind was changed after hearing someone bring this up on the Internet and then reading the scientific literature.

      • @[email protected]
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        22 months ago

        This is a great argument for the possibility of changing some minds. You’ve definitely changed mine. My policy is unchanged though; I’m not going to set out with the goal of changing minds in online discussions.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 months ago

        Yes, but disinformation being spread far and wide isn’t the same as a single commenter on the internet trying keep people from letting cats outdoors. And for the record, I agree, letting cats outside isn’t good for the environment. Just pointing out you’re not gonna change a lot of minds.

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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      Well… Not entirely true. It was a comment not dissimilar to the one at the top of this thread that made me realize we shouldn’t be keeping cats outdoors. We had always had the indoor/outdoor cat and never really thought anything about it. After that comment and doing a little research all of our cats became indoor cats from then on.