Even irrational people have experienced near-mode rationality, otherwise known as “common sense” (cached response: if only it was) - being subject to it, even if not being able to exercise it. So if you can somehow keep small bits of that in play in the conversation, you can establish that conversations involving you are expected to employ at least a bit of sense. Even that they will involve potentially having to show one’s working at some stage, even if not right now (and even if you don’t ever call them on it).
Of course, then they’ll cut’n’paste something from the Daily Mail/Fox News (delete as appropriate) into the conversation and you’ll have an urge to hit them with a hammer. It’s a tricky one.
Even irrational people have experienced near-mode rationality, otherwise known as “common sense” (cached response: if only it was) - being subject to it, even if not being able to exercise it. So if you can somehow keep small bits of that in play in the conversation, you can establish that conversations involving you are expected to employ at least a bit of sense. Even that they will involve potentially having to show one’s working at some stage, even if not right now (and even if you don’t ever call them on it).
Of course, then they’ll cut’n’paste something from the Daily Mail/Fox News (delete as appropriate) into the conversation and you’ll have an urge to hit them with a hammer. It’s a tricky one.