It sounds complicated.

Some people like to use name-calling as a substitute for thinking.

Say someone was a bigot and they argued that 2+2=4. An argument by a non-bigot that 2+2=3 would still be incorrect.

Labeling others does not resolve underlying issues about external reality.

I think you mentioning a benefit rather than a cost in response to a question about costs shows that you have difficulty objectively assessing the situation.

The best analysis starts from premises to conclusion rather than vice versa.

Did you read his opinion?

1) Is attention seeking bad?

2) Is this really a good place to get attention if the probability of being banned or shadow-banned for dissenting opinions is so high?

3) Isn’t humor based on surprising rather than predictable behavior?

“We” have created this situation?

No one forced Iran to seek to enrich uranium in the first place.

This is like saying “we” caused Putin to invade Ukraine. Sometimes “they” also have agency.

Why do you think he is doing it?

What are the downsides to not attacking?

Getting right answers efficiently has a lot of value.

That Bluesky was founded by those bitter at the prospect of freedom of speech does not speak well to the ability of the liberals who have fled here to think clearly.

You are against black and white thinking. But being against black and white thinking in all cases is itself black and white thinking.

There is every reason for you to be uncomfortable with the idea. Trying to make extreme physical choices based on possibly temporary mental conditions is not prudent. And the claimed urgency to make extreme choices is manufactured.

Arguments from authority are not useful. But Vance’s argument is not one from authority.

Your comment is illustrative of a common approach by many liberals who claim to be “intellectual” or “intelligent.”

Instead of meaningfully engaging, simply label anyone who disagrees with you a bigot.

It appears to me that many liberals have little interest in anything but an echo chamber. Which is why many of them are on Bluesky in the first place.

You can’t argue with someone with a different perspective?

That isn’t uncommon.