Sealioning is when someone pretends to be interested but acts in bad faith to wear out and exhaust whoever they’re responding to. Discuss

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
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    7 months ago

    But at least there’s a good faith back and forth. I can deal with this because we’re both being even-handed. There’s no personal attacks or dismissiveness that is entirely unearned on their side of things. They actively refuse to answer or speak to subtance, only form if they are even doing that much

    Edit: but the hallmark is after its apparent or the jig is up, you only have to say Ok or Yes or some other terse response and they immediately close up shop. Its rather formulaic imao