Do Autistic People Argue Just For The Sake Of It ?

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I just had an epiphany!

People don't want to hear the truth, they only want to hear what they want to hear!

This is just a form of trolling. I can tell when someone is just arguing just to argue so I quit responding to them.

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I have a problem with arguments.
And I have a major problem with unsolicited "Devil's advocacy".

Wherever I can, I try to engage in "discussions".
With the intention of mutual growth in knowledge and enlightenment.

The main reason I came here to WP was to get away from the feral dog-eat-dog mentality you find on most neurotypical forums, especially if you think differently (meaning intelligently).

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So, to all you bastardos that disagree: Eat me, bite me, but don't bother me with your irrational, emotionalistic scheisse!

Yep.
"Don't feed the Trolls."



Pretty much.

Did someone say "caffeine"!

Sometimes a person wants to give a contrary view...

There is a difference between disagreeing and explaining why than just arguing. If someone is just repeating themselves or just saying the same thing over and over, it becomes redundant and that is when they are going to be having a problem with others. Everyone has already heard it and knows their view, they don't need to keep saying it and then crying "But I have a right to my opinion" when others disagree with theirs. I know someone on Twitter like that and she is one of my followers. Next time she does it, I will just tell her "We know how you feel about trans and gay marriages, etc. you don't need to keep saying it, we get it." I wouldn't care if that gets me a unfollow or a block.

Yeah I accept that repetition is unnecessary/redundant and chasing somebody on social media on the basis of expressing a personal opinion is borderline stalking.

Conversely I also find that people on chat forums (whether WP or NT dominated ones) tend to superficially express opinions or make one statement without discussing the issue/topic deeper (often to the frustration of the OP or to an interested contributor) and then just disappear from the thread (ln Australia long before the internet kids used scrawl graffiti messages and get responses just a like a chat room except responses were just one liners and the author would vanish into the ether).

I imagine this might be a reluctance to explore topics they only have a superficial interest, or getting spooked or concerned over spending too much time with one person online (perhaps misreading intentions).