Why Do I Waste Time Arguing With Unreasonable People Online?
My son just put the question to me (I was commenting on Facebook at the time), and I thought some here might be interested in my answers:1. As an excuse not to work on my current book. The chapter drafts I have just been looking at are in worse shape than I thought, which is depressing.2. In the hope that by putting ideas out, some of them will spread, with some (small) effect on the world. Posts here probably get more readers, but comments on Facebook reach a different audience, one less likely to be familiar with the ideas.3.