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Politics - Struggling to stay on topic

Why do people struggle to stay on topic? I often see discussions about Harris where people immediately bring up Trump, even though the original question doesn’t mention him at all.

The same thing happens to the other side—someone says something about Trump, and suddenly Harris gets dragged into the conversation, even when she has nothing to do with the actual question.

It feels like more and more people are dodging the actual point, behaving like politicians instead of addressing the question or statement at hand. Many of y'all would benefit from going back to the basics, relearning how to respond directly and thoughtfully to the subject at hand. a lot of people are so freaking obsessed with this crap your loosing your ways of being open minded and critically thinking about things. Try staying on point. ✌
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I had a passion for online discussions for a long time (can't stand it now) and I found a pattern where a thread might start out short and sweet, but over time, every response gets longer and longer until each party is reading a damn book every time it's someone else's turn.

My solution to that was to sum up my main point in the least amount of words possible (perferably one sentence) and ignore that internal impulse that demands, "But I gotta cover this and this and this and this too". Just choose one point, hope it covers multiple facets, and say it.
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
@SinlessOnslaught That's some good advice sir...I have a problem with needing to address every single point....