Examples:

Your post: "What if God did this weird thing…

Their reply: “God doesn’t exist so this question is nonsense.”

Your post: “In the year 2075 everyone gets assigned jobs based on…”

Their reply: “Dude, with climate change there will be no us or jobs to do in 2075.”

It’s the Internet. People are trying to have fun and talk about wacky shit and escape from serious matters. Can’t you either refrain from commenting or just play along?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_and…

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Sorry, had to downvote because I’ve heard and read this opinion a lot. I agree with it, but it is a very common opinion, only exceeded in popularity by the idea that you can say anything on the internet because pf anonymity, which means you should say anything on the internet because there’s no consequences that matter.

    Even with agreeing, I will say that playing along with hypotheticals doesn’t mean you can’t explore the parameters before joining in. Helps to make for a less repetitive response if you ask a few “what about insert variable or plot hole?”, and then give an response that’s “yes, and…”