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Noob question: Can someone explain to me why arguing for something you don't believe in can sometimes get you modded or at least warned? I've witnessed it a few times and don't understand what the personal beliefs of the author have to do with the quality of an argument.
Example:
https://www.themotte.org/post/530/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/108271?context=8#context
You have to realize on the internet, when you arrive in a space your first original idea has probably been done a hundred times before and become annoying.
If I go on a Sixers fan forum and suggest trading Tobias Harris, the regulars will jump in with a million jokes about my ability to sustain an erection or mocking me for thinking they'll trade him straight up for Ja Morant. Trading Harris is super obvious and most sixers fans kinda want to see it, but it's been gone over a hundred million times already anywhere fans congregate.
Patterns emerge of bad content, even if it seems fine to a newbie eye, which will get noticed by mods.
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