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Why social media arguments feel important but accomplish nothing

I spent two hours arguing with a stranger about climate change in the comments and convinced exactly no one of anything including myself

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The illusion of productive debate keeps us trapped in cycles of conflict that generate heat without light.

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