I'd list #3 as 'Tantrums are not an adult argument.'

Couldn't prove it by the many adults throwing tantrums these days... :P

EDIT: "So-called adults".

Heh. Over-aged children =/= adult.

Indeed.

3a) Tantrums only work on the weak-minded. Grownups walk away and leave you to wail in self-pity.

True for telling. :)

i have a variation of #4, which is, 'If you can't be helpful, be quiet."

Sound advice, that, which I try to follow as much as possible. :)

4a. "If you can't say anything nice, come sit by me."

Thank you, Dorothy Parker.

(evil grin)

I call #4 the Thumper Rule.

https://youtu.be/Pi8f9g8-Wpc?t=12

Which is where I got it, just decided to make it a little stronger...

^.^

You and I remember a time when human interaction happened in real time, either face-to-face or over the telephone (which was voice only, how primitive!) When the internet arrived, we noticed that people were incredibly rude online, presumably because when you're hidden behind a mask of anonymity, and the person you're offending is half a world away, there are little or no foreseeable consequences to being a complete douchebag. People behaved online in deplorable ways that they never would in real life because real-life social interactions were still the norm.

Now we've got a generation entering their 30s (and another one in high school right now) who grew up online, with smartphones in their pockets, for whom text-on-a-screen is the normal mode of communication. They don't make the same distinction between online and real life interactions, and tend to behave the same way in both contexts.

There are old fogeys who act this way too though, so it's not strictly a generational thing. My hypothesis is that the more time you spend using "social media" the worse you become as a person.

Eventually, someone is going to figure out a way to deliver a punch to the nose over the Internet. At that point, I expect things to calm down considerably...

I've got a working prototype, but if I patent it now, I have to sign it over to my employer.

Peter Griffin Delivers

Huh im way nicer online.. Like legit nicer. In person i can break an elbow or arm if needed.

5) "F*** y***" is not a reasoned response.

Aaaah, yer muddah wears army boots!

Truth.

^.^

all true...

V.

(nodnods)

That is so true.

1 & 2) Being wrong can be humbling because at least are WILLING to listen
and not act like an insufferable prick. Nobody needs any more Sheldon Coopers from the
"Big Bang Theory". There are too many in the world already that you can't take out with
a right cross. Might doesn't always make right, but what can you do? And it helps to not
argue any further on it.

3) When a grown person resorts to tantrums, even the KIDS think less of you! And if they
have or had kids, THEIR KIDS think even LESS of their parents in the maturity department!

4) All too often, this piece of advice is ignored too much. Not by me, though.
I just shake my head and go back to what I was doing.

Hear, hear.