Friendly reminder: “agree to disagree” can be slightly rephrased as “I value your continued presence in my life more than I care about the resolution of this particular discussion.” There are many perfectly valid cases where this is not true. - ThreadSky

whysharksmatter.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Friendly reminder: “agree to disagree” can be slightly rephrased as “I value your continued presence in my life more than I care about the resolution of this particular discussion.”

There are many perfectly valid cases where this is not true.

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kelleyceccato.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you hate musicals, we can agree to disagree (though I will feel a twinge of regret). But if you think I’m unnatural because I chose not to have kids, you can go jump off the nearest cliff.

butchugal.bsky.social•1 day ago

Like treason, and coups d'etat, for example. Or people who want to erase me because of my sexuality for another.

jew-c.bsky.social•1 day ago

“We can agree to disagree”

“I disagree”

🤣

gdad213.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have quit playing nice to trump supporters. They were warned over and over again he is a dangerous sociopath which anyone could see if they had their eyes open. But they liked hating everyone he hates, they voted for him, and here we are. Fuck all of them.

neuropanpaul.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'll agree to disagree if I've had enough and can't be bothered to argue anymore. This is usually when it's pointless and the person is dedicated to misunderstanding or hasn't the intelligence to understand.

It also usually signals the end of a friendship/association.

tossedferatu113.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yea……..NO!🧛‍♂️😶😏

whyyousoextra.bsky.social•1 day ago

I actually love this. I've said for years "I don't keep arguing because it isn't that important" which isn't always true. This is, in fact, more true. It's important, but you're more important.

darwinsrhapsody.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sure, and we must decide if that person is who we thought they were, if their presence in our lives is beneficial to us, those we care about, and society. If their view is corrosive and they are unwilling to learn and change, time to move on.

unclegreybeard.bsky.social•1 day ago

I agree, there used to be perfectly valid cases where this was true for me. That stopped being viable within the past week. Time to boot those contacts/relationships to the curb in my life.

justanotherant.bsky.social•1 day ago

There's a reason why the American Civil War "pitted brother against brother."

You can't simply "agree to disagree" about things like slavery.

Or Nazism. Or treason, or tyranny.

mafhoney.bsky.social•1 day ago

You can also say, "You're values no longer align with mine. I no longer want a friendship that does not value my morals."

mafhoney.bsky.social•1 day ago

I beg BlueSky for at least 5 minutes to correct silly spelling errors. Grrrrrr.

realhopejahren.bsky.social•1 day ago

like whether sharks are even important for example

prosanta.bsky.social•1 day ago

I mean - has he even told us why they matter or not yet?

realhopejahren.bsky.social•1 day ago

lets agree to agree that they are way not

harryseaotter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Shark lives don't matter.

catlady412.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

terriblename.bsky.social•1 day ago

Certainly a more elegant expression

tatimac367.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can’t agree to disagree with a Nazi.

rodrickspode.bsky.social•1 day ago

There’s no agreeing to disagree about my right to exist as a queer in this society. I either exist, or I don’t. If you disagree with my right to exist, fuck all the way off. No quarter.

happyears.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah, context really matters. It's either a very loving phrase or a very passive aggressive phrase.

jonrademacher.bsky.social•1 day ago

We don't "agree to disagree" on human rights. We make sure those who disagree with human rights never have the seats of power again.

jcgrx.bsky.social•1 day ago

I cannot “agree to disagree” if you feel my disabled child’s life is not worth supporting.

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