Hmm, I suspect it’s best to decide upfront what you are willing and unwilling to do. Then others can have whatever “type” of personality they want, that’s their business.
The truth is, there are always return volleys you can make, depending on how petty you want to get, or how many cycles you feel like burning with a person like the article describes. For example any statement of the form “you should…” implies a belief in a particular policy, so you can then inquire why they think that should be so. Any question can be answered directly, or you can start asking questions about why they asked the question, or you can just answer a different question entirely. Et cetera.
At some level this stuff is war and if people aren’t going to bring their thinking caps, a change in tactic is appropriate.
The truth is, there are always return volleys you can make, depending on how petty you want to get, or how many cycles you feel like burning with a person like the article describes. For example any statement of the form “you should…” implies a belief in a particular policy, so you can then inquire why they think that should be so. Any question can be answered directly, or you can start asking questions about why they asked the question, or you can just answer a different question entirely. Et cetera.
At some level this stuff is war and if people aren’t going to bring their thinking caps, a change in tactic is appropriate.