I write this as someone who spent years engaging in online debates.
I have the screenshots of "victories" to prove it. I can craft the perfect quote tweet, deploy the devastating counterexample, and unleash the clever analogy that leaves opponents speechless.
And I'm dumber for all of it.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/you-will-never-win-an-argument-on-the-internet-heres-why/