The problem

Mourning, crying, and rage bait—these are the things that are awfully associated with debates nowadays. What once was a skill has now become a playground for noise pollution from one party to the other.

Like, actually think about it, when was the last time you expressed your disagreements with someone and you got a solution, shook hands, or agreed to disagree? Let me guess, you probably can’t even think of or imagine a time like that, right?

I always thought that this type of behaviour was abandoned back in preschool. Well, I thought wrong because lately I have been in some situations that begged to differ. We all know the saying that goes, “Don’t talk politics or religion over the dining table,” but these days, people are losing their minds over the pettiest of things.

What happened to good table manners?

It’s all about who’s right and who’s wrong. What happened to opinions being openly subjective and objective? There is his truth, her truth, and their truth. Don’t even get me started on the left and the right wingers because they can’t even look eye-to-eye anymore. It’s giving “I’m not your friend,” like back in preschool.

Okay, so like, then where are the grown-ups? Those who are meant to be mature, calm, relaxed, and diplomatic.

Scenario

It could be a matter of you liking pizza and I don’t, because I like burgers. How about you tell me why you like pizza and what about my burgers rubs you the wrong way? And I could also be given an opportunity to weigh in and share my sentiment. If I were able to at least get you to taste the burger and convince you, or maybe we could come to an agreement that you like that and I like this, and that is final. Wouldn’t that be a successful conversation, debate, or argument?

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Final verdict

The point I am trying to make is that differences and arguments will always be inevitable, and since that is the case, why don’t we create the right environment and atmosphere to do so?

We can be better than those thumbnails, rage baits, and full-on wars that we see on YouTube and other podcasts by reclaiming the art of arguing—arguing respectfully.