Something in the literary department, and just online writing in general, has annoyed me over the years

Something in the literary department, and just online writing in general, has annoyed me over the years.

"Sure."

I really, really hate this word when people are writing these days, whether it's for an article or in a discussion.

"So, this guy shouldn't have had a gun in the first place. Sure, gun regulations are pretty good, but..."

It's like they are taking the non responsible term of "sure" and adding it to their responses as if to shoot down any kind of counter point. It's pretty annoying of a phrase and really makes the person seem a lot more anal than they are not trying to be.

This has to have been an increase lately through this culture of writing and debating responses, as if they are pre emptively shutting down any kind of discourse to what they're saying.

Debates accomplish nothing. You realise this once you become an adult.

It accomplishes nothing if your measurement of accomplishment is wheter or not you convinced the opposing part.

nah

It's either a polite way to dismiss a weak point, or a persuasive delivery system for a straw man.

I think you're overstating the case a bit. Sure, it can be fucking annoying, but you seem to be insisting that positions have no nuance or room for concession.

>Sure, it can be fucking annoying, but

You motherfucker

elaborate pls, sounds like bullshit bruv

How would you measure the accomplishment of a debate?