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by cowl 1190 days ago
So you predict the top comments For a claim would be:

1. Dismisal

2. Trivialism

3. Non Well Formed Claim

4. I accept the claim

5. Disprove by counter example

Are you sure you have not forgotten any tactic of debate to include in you prediction?

I predict that you Prediction will result probably in these actions:

1. upvoted

2. downvoted

2 comments

6. Discussion around the idea that adds something of value.
Every one of them adds value. Question the premises (wellformed question) Question the motives/importance (dismisal) Disprove by counter example

The only one that can be questioned if it adds something of value is the acceptance and surrender one (I welcome the overlords) although in some forms of thought, advising t0 not fight with the inevitable can be viewed as constructive.

6. Meta comment for karma whoring

7. Like 6, but funnier

A. Joke thread pile on

B. Reprimands from humorless

C. Dejected mods having to clean it all up

> B. Reprimands from humorless

You nailed it with this. I’ve never given it enough attention but this is totally bang on, found is a huge portion of highly commented posts.

These things ebb and flow my dear Adso: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUUB96c6EpY
Your unedited comment was funnier
I thoroughly enjoyed point 7.
Hang on, let me cover B:

tHiS sHoUlDn’T bE oN hAcKeRnEws

8. Offensive, but true comment that gets a bunch of upvotes and then gets flagged.