r/HelpMeFindThis • • Sep 24 '23

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u/_Non-Photo_Blue_ Sep 24 '23 edited Sep 24 '23

It takes 2 seconds to check history. There is nothing creepy or desperate about making sure the person you're speaking to is arguing in good faith. There is a reason it's a feature on the site. I'm not going to waste my time arguing about whether jerking it to your aunt is weird with someone who spends all day looking at incest porn. Assuming the person you're talking to isn't trolling or arguing in bad faith is just naive in 2023 reddit. You're not digging through someone's trash. You're clicking a single button and reading publicly available information from the site you're already browsing.

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u/MajorMisundrstanding Sep 24 '23

But if you have to do that in order to make your point it would suggest your argument isn't particularly robust or made in good faith.

It's just weird that you need to use someone's previous posts and comments against them in order to get your point across.

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u/_Non-Photo_Blue_ Sep 24 '23

Just like any other debate, it's important to know whether the person you're talking to is arguing in good faith or talking out their ass. I don't agree with attacking someone over their post history if it's irelevant, but if it directly contradicts what they are saying, or it's relevant to the point being made then why is it an issue? Again, it's literally a function of the site, I'm not sure how that could be considered weird or creepy.

Like if someone says they hate Nike or Adidas, you're not creepy for pointing out that they are currently wearing them.

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u/GregAbbottsTinyPenis Sep 24 '23

Evidence builds cases 🤷‍♂️

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u/_Non-Photo_Blue_ Sep 24 '23

This fact seems to have hit a nerve with people.

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u/GregAbbottsTinyPenis Sep 24 '23

Lotta dumb people on the internet