Sealioning (also sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassmentthat consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity (“I’m just trying to have a debate”), and feigning ignorance of the subject matter.[1][2][3][4] It may take the form of “incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate”,[5]and has been likened to a denial-of-service attack targeted at human beings.[6] The term originated with a 2014 strip of the webcomicWondermark by David Malki,[7] which The Independent called “the most apt description of Twitter you’ll ever see”.[8]
Like, I should have known that you weren’t going to examine your reasons for believing what you do before I started this dialogue. I wasted both of our time.
I mean, isn’t that what you were doing in your first comment?
No. But you’re clearly
Sealioning
Sealioning (also sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassmentthat consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity (“I’m just trying to have a debate”), and feigning ignorance of the subject matter.[1][2][3][4] It may take the form of “incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate”,[5]and has been likened to a denial-of-service attack targeted at human beings.[6] The term originated with a 2014 strip of the webcomicWondermark by David Malki,[7] which The Independent called “the most apt description of Twitter you’ll ever see”.[8]
Or maybe you just don’t know what you’re talking about and wanted to sound smart.
I am not responsible for your insecurities. Don’t project them on me, especially if you’re trying to sound smart yourself.
Why did you get so mad when I asked you to explain yourself?
Must be my insecurities.
There’s that projection again
Guess you learned the word “projection” the same way.
Again, blaming others for your own behaviors and shortcomings.
Projection.
I fully admit to my shortcomings!
Like, I should have known that you weren’t going to examine your reasons for believing what you do before I started this dialogue. I wasted both of our time.