I have been trying to think more about whether I really need to say something. I’ve been aided in this by someone I follow on FB who openly says that what he posts isn’t up for debate and that he will trebuchet who don’t follow this rule. It rubs me a bit wrong when he says that, because sometimes he is objectively and demonstrably wrong. But it’s also his virtual living room not mine. Plus I do respect him and if I want to continue to be able to comment there with other folks I have to resist my reflexive urge to debate. It’s been more of a challenge than it should be.
I’d say that it’s good that FB lets you delete posts entirely, without shame. I’m not sure if the 24 lingering post of shame when you delete a post on Discourse is a good idea or not, but I assume there is some history for why letting people instantly memory hole their posts without a trace was a problem.
