[labatyd]

You forgot screaming "whataboutism" anytime you try to introduce a comparable example to a topic where they are clearly arguing in bad faith. That has been the single greatest weapon in destroying true discourse that I have seen.

[etrabroline]

I have never heard "whataboutism" outside of hackernews and I have never seen it accompanied with an actual argument of _why_ an analogy doesnt apply. Any use of analogy can apparently be dismissed with that one word like its a magic spell.

[dekhn]

I see it all the time at work (at a FAAMG company). It's just as silly in that context, and as lacking in supporting evidence.

[dekhn]

that's a good point. In many debates, I have to reply to people saying "whataboutism actually makes sense in this context".