Why can't people discuss civilly?

Why is it that so many threads here quickly degenerate into personal criticism with attacks on imagined intelligence levels, motivations, political beliefs, etc etc? Do people resort to this because they lack the stamina, language fluency or education to advance a discussion in more relevant ways - or are they "just assholes "? 😅 😂 🤥

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Well, I don't use that horrible slang word, but any or all, maybe more, of the other reasons.

I suspect some like simply to pick a fight.

Others seem trying to push some dogma, conspiracy-fantasy or other opinion that becomes clearly weaker the more you probe it; so when cornered by awkward questions or simple facts, react as cornered animals usually do - teeth-baring, snarling, biting, clawing.