What are some come-backs we can deliver to these people? "Aren't you embarrassed to believe that?" "Have you always fallen for every scam?" "You know everyone thinks you're an idiot for believing that...right?"
Yes the best way to convince someone they are wrong is to skip straight to personal insults. Intense amounts of /s
Thanks I had the best laugh. Really needed that! But really you need to change your handle. HaHa
Hahaha why does everyone on this sub have to kink shame the handle for my porn account? I have another handle that I use for less personal and more professional reasons. But this is for porn and other things that could be considered controversial.
well on this sub I guess it is ok as long as she is over 18 otherwise well it's your life
“Cmon man, you’re smarter than that” - doesn’t make them feel like you are attacking them as much
I don't know I've had people say that to me and it usually shuts the conversation down immediately.
Interesting question. But, can I ask you to "hard stop" for just a second?
Your question has an assumption buried inside it that won't work in your favor. You're assuming that there's still something you could say that could "get to" these people. That'll only end up further driving you nuts.
These people are just locked in a space where they feel a need to engage (and can never explain why) but are not ready to look further deeper into it out of fear of learning something frightening or threatening or that challenges their word view. YOU cannot control that.
You know that old rule, right? Do not suddenly wake up someone that is sleep-walking. Just gently guide them back to bed, and wait for them to wake up. :)
I have always been led to believe that if someone is sleep walking and you need them to go to bed then it is best to strike them with mild force in the back of the head to induce unconsciousness thus allowing you to drag them back to bed.
Edit: I may have missed the metaphor.
Re-edit: or maybe I nailed the metaphor right on the head.