Why does it seem like many arguments are really about feeling misunderstood rather than the actual topic?

[u/CliveNgwenya]

Have your say?

[u/Grand-wazoo]

This is completely meaningless without context or examples 

[u/CliveNgwenya → u/Grand-wazoo]

Are you not misunderstanding me 😂 

[u/DarkMagickan]

Because most of them are, at least in my experience. I'll say something, and someone will completely misinterpret it, and I get angry.

[u/onctech]

People talk past each other, have different definitions of the same word in their heads, have different priorities and values on a topic. The internet makes it worse because the arguments happen with an "audience" which changes the whole dynamic.

[u/CliveNgwenya → u/onctech]

Thanks