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[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can't explain stupid to stupid.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You kind of can, but for the most part, it is better to just not engage unless they are showing themselves to be an open and honest interlocutor.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

TIL the word "interlocutor"

"1. a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I've been trying to find an alternative to interlocutor because I didn't think it made sense in english. Life is about to get much easier !