> if you're ever tempted to dish out a sick burn, try to rephrase the point into a genuine question
Can you give an example?
Can you give an example?
"Why does the government want a lower population - don't they usually want more people to grow the economy?"
As is said, you can't reason someone out of a idea they didn't reason themselves into.
Note. I do think the above davos thing is true. I personally do not think Covid was intentionally introduced. But the quip on gdp growth is a good question as it highlights the asker does not understand the basic framework of the other side. And understanding the other side is the realistic goal of these discussions as a prerequisite to arriving at synthesis.