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Debate

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debates can benefit from the nested conversation structure

when engaging in debates it's crucial to reason on a "meta" level to avoid getting caught up in thorny bushes. if you know you won't be changing your opinions today then it's unlikely they'll be changing theirs, so take a second for a reality check. debates are not contests

example Cassie Jaye and The Red Pill --- https://youtu.be/3WMuzhQXJoY

statements like I am a democrat and I am a feminist are dangerous because they suggest a merging of ideas with identity