From the start it was about me having a preference for people that are engaged on the streets, aren't anonymous internet users, and emphasize being objective and reporting news.

That's really all I can say.

Non of that has anything to do with opinion.

Exactly.

Precisely.

So why did you demean their ability to have a valid one?

I didn't.

This is your gripe with me

"They're not great thinkers, they're not informed scholars, they're just random plebs with opinions just like the rest of us"

Listen, you must understand that this conversation can't go anywhere because we both have a different interpretation on what it means to demean something

Yes.

That wasn't an insult

I said they were as valid as I am because all they do is give their opinions on things, but not doing any actual reporting.

This is an implication that their are people whom we should listen to instead.

Depends on what you're looking for

Who are great thinkers, informed scholars, and not just random plebs.

This is an implication that I prefer people that actually do any reporting

on the field, etc.

All those things that i've already said.

And there's that

Right so WHAT makes someone worth listening to.

Uh

No it's not.

When you say that, you're making a value judgment that some opinions are better than others.

Okay, for instance if you're looking for good history you'll want to read from a historian that's actually looked into medieval manuscripts and first-hand sources, rather than following one of the many history channels or wikipedia.

And in the case of news, if you want news I'll want to learn it from someone that's a journalist and emphasizes being objective

Some people are more reliable than others. That's a value judgement.

So his opinion was on video games, and consumers of video games and as a consumer of video games and long time player of them he his opinion is more valid than most?

Uh his opinion is more valid than someone that's never played video games.

Yea. that seems obvious to me.

That's why people rag on Anita Sarkeesian so much.

Can I ask you, how old you are?

No.

Well how about this then you seem young, that's not an insult, just an observation.

I actually need to write en essay right now and this is derailing me. I am too competitive for my own good so cannot resist the urge to clear my name.

Yea, that's a good observation.

Good luck on the essay.

Thank you, I will try

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