Yes very true! That was the exact mentality of angry lecturing on a weekly basis that drove me to move interstate from Melbourne to the gold coast. I just couldn't handle being told how every single thing I ever did made me worse than Hitler.
These causes are extremely important to our future and sustainability, but shaming people for eating a beef burger or for hiring a man instead of a woman isn't going to help anyone.
Plus when people want to go into a debate, the best way to find a solution is to listen to the opposing argument first. Even if you don't agree with them, just asking about why they feel a certain way about a topic will help you understand why they have their opinion, instead of simply shaming them on social media as a first response because they have a different opinion.
Exactly. Listening to the other person is key. Just like in that quote about Carl Sagan. He patiently listened to his opponent and then gently laid out facts. If you have a valid factual argument there is no need to get red in the face and call people names.