I know in advance that they are on principle always wrong and there is no point in even paying attention to them. but they force me to pay attention so that I'll have to analyze just in what way they are wrong and once again justify myself to them. this is nothing new: they act like a herd and they use tactics such as outcasting and shaming in order to discourage points of view that are divergent or have any originality. if what you say is not corroborated by great multitudes or anyone at all, this will not sit well with the herd. yes, there was no point in even paying attention to them, but of course they forced me to.