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by WgaqPdNr7PGLGVW 607 days ago
> In online communities, honest curiosity is often punished

Because "honest curiosity" is so often used as a DDoS vector.

This is not the case in real life when people know you and there is real investment in the relationship.

> rational - means to convince the opposing party.

Most people are not convinced by rational argument. Aristotle covered this more than 2000 years ago and human nature has not changed.