tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74368172715739752.post3737516819236208156..comments2023-10-18T02:10:13.586-07:00Comments on Vociferous: The Unhappy HypocriteTricia Clasenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283651173568831963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74368172715739752.post-51344809235012455272012-11-11T07:36:41.543-08:002012-11-11T07:36:41.543-08:00This really resonates with me, today, given...rece...This really resonates with me, today, given...recent decisions. <br /><br />The big problem with the internet is that often, it removes the need for meaningful rebuttal, and, as you point out, this is a bit that is on decline more generally. <br /><br />It'd be easier to assume the other side wasn't stupid and uninformed if they only didn't sound so stupid and uninformed. :) But I think that's the problem with tweets and memes and quotes...they reduce full arguments to 140 characters and then people aren't engaging, they're just whining. My side included. <br /><br />As a discourse analyst, it's interesting to see how engagement drops—I have a paper about to go out about intertextual ties on message boards, and the truth is, they're very rarely used in a productive way. <br /><br />I think I'm rambling at this point, but that's a long way of saying, I agree. <br />Jessica Schleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295725932463022104noreply@blogger.com