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Why online arguments leave us depleted

I spent my whole evening arguing with strangers on Twitter about something that will not matter tomorrow and I feel empty and agitated.

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The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ego seeks validation through conflict but finds only temporary satisfaction that requires increasingly more engagement.

Ideas that help explain it
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