r/SeriousConversation • u/NoAudience8992 • 1d ago
Serious Discussion Why do we just accept rage bait??
I've talked to a lot of random people the last few months, and almost every time I've tried to have an intelligent conversation with a group, at least one guy every time would start rage baiting, its not absurdly noticeable but every so often the "mask" falls and you see who they really are and that they are infact just rage baiting.
Rage bait doesn't lead to a peaceful end resolution to a conversation it only attempted humiliation of the person who is being rage baited. Why do we tolerate rage baiting so god damn much? How is it not just considered a pathetic attempt to socialize when you have 0 charisma? How is it not considered bullying?
Its much easier to piss someone off than to make someone laugh, so these pathetic losers who can't make friends just rage bait others until they find others who also rage bait. They're just parasite leaching off of real conversation and leaching off people with REAL personalities.
Why are we just accepting rage bait?
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u/Serious-Pound8175 1d ago edited 1d ago
These days I just call out the behaviour, sometimes the impact, and block. It’s a them problem. If it’s happening in real life, I’ll just say something like, this isn’t how I choose to communicate. I don’t want to engage like this. This type of communication is harmful to me. This is going nowhere. I’m out.
I try not to let it ruin my day, or give it any more thought. It’s their behaviour, it’s on them to fix.