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submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/906126

I've observed if I say nothing (because I simply don't know how to react), opinionated people think you agree with them, which I don't. I don't care.

what I want to tell him, next time he starts ranting: 'I don't care what you think, leave me alone'.

However, I may have to work with this person in the future, so what about 'you don't have to tell me everything you think, most of the time I don't pay attention' and if he keeps pushing it 'it's tiring working with a person who has to rant to feel good, it's boring and makes me ignore you, which is a problem, because we work together.' And leave.

What about 'everybody has problems, maybe talk to a therapist? I cannot help you'.

Or maybe simply leaving when he starts his rants?

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

He's ranting about windows or mac users, right?

[-] Bread 4 points 2 months ago

They said issues that they don't care about. If that were the case, they would logically only agree. So that can't be it.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Where in the post did OP state that thye cared about operating systems?

[-] Bread 2 points 2 months ago

It was a joke about the significant portion of lemmy users also being Linux users. Also that Linux users ( like myself) would be oblivious that somebody could dislike Linux or not be interested. So it is assumed that they must like Linux then and would care about things Linux users care about. With the magic of circular reasoning, you can then say that since they must obviously love Linux that they would then agree with the person and want to hear what they say.

It was a far stretch for a joke but I will stand by it.

this post was submitted on 15 May 2024
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