no one has ever had their mind changed by an argument in an internet forum
May 11, 2014 · 2:34 AM UTC
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@sama I'll have to remember that the next time I feel the need to do this (probably within two minutes) imgs.xkcd.com/comics/duty_ca…
@sama except maybe the person who created the forum thinking, "This will solve everything!"
@sama I wonder why we give students forums and expect them to learn from the discussion then...
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@sama not true! I changed someone's mind once. ...and only once.
@sama lot of people do, they just don't make a big deal about it
@sama I don't think that either party will be changing their mind, but the lurkers are bound to learn something from the exchange.