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Bonus points if it's usually misused/misunderstood by the people who say it

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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

You don't get tired of arguments? I see it as a 'fine, be stupid if you want' because I'm not spending more time on the point.

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

You can walk away from an argument without agreeing to disagree.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Agreeing to disagree is just more polite and often nicer for both, if such agreement is reached. You're basically saying that we can't really convince each other of our position so let's just leave it at that instead of trying endlessly.

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just don’t like the phrasing because “agreeing to disagree” makes it seem like you are accepting that it’s good that they don’t agree with you. Saying literally anything else to convey what just said would make more sense.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I don't get that feeling at all, to me it sounds like you've just come to the conclusion that you shouldn't go on with arguing.

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Well I do, so that’s why I don’t use that phrase and don’t like it when people use that phrase with me.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago
[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I use it as a politer version of "Could you stop talking now? Thanks."

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Why do people keep acting like there’s nothing between 0 and 100? You could also say “I don’t think we’re going to convince each other in this conversation,” which is already politer, without having to ask someone to agree to something else that they don’t want to agree to.

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Six of one, half a dozen of the other?

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but if I mean that, I say that.

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I don't want to sound mean. It's just a nicety.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

OK let's agree to disagree. 😉

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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