I guess my other options are to remain silent, which is dull, or I can flex my e-thugness by pulling out my e-gat and reciprocating the flames.
Yeah, or maybe instead, I'll just hold to the opinion that a statement of fact, be it, "I don't care," or "2+2=4" is just that, and nothing else. If you want to consider it an admission of intellectual defeat, have at it, cuz:
I tell you this not to express my own apathy, but to do you the favor of saving you some werdz so you won't needlessly contribute to carpal tunnel. You can keep it up, or not. Your opinion of me is clear and I'm not going to try to change your mind (because again, I don't care). I'm only here during work hours to entertain myself, and as long as you continue to be entertaining, well, I'm sure you get the idea.
But of relevance to that argument, it's a false dillema, and I'm disappointed that people still fall for it. If you assume that it's true, then the person either has to stop posting (give you the "last laugh" so you "r teh winnar") or keep posting, and reaffirm that, as you so cleverly pointed out, they do care.
Funny how it only seems to apply to internet discussions though. You'll never see this:
"Honey, where do you want to eat?"
"I don't care."
"Aha, so you DO care! If you didn't care you would have said nothing!
I want to eat at Outback."
"I don't care."
"See, I knew you cared!"
Yeah, so, false dilemma.