I don’t think the bet suggestions (not just from you—there were a bunch in others’ comments on your own post) are helping make the situation any less tense.
Edit: I also think the interpretation of “implying to have secret information” rather than “trying to de-escalate” is not really grounded, and results in your comment being combative in my eyes.
I think bets with real stakes can be a good de-escalation procedure! It’s easy to fire increasingly heated claims back and forth while there’s no concrete consequences, but when there’s money on the line you have to back off and figure out what you actually believe, and then also once the bet is made there is less incentive to keep arguing while you wait for resolution.
I don’t think the bet suggestions (not just from you—there were a bunch in others’ comments on your own post) are helping make the situation any less tense.
Edit: I also think the interpretation of “implying to have secret information” rather than “trying to de-escalate” is not really grounded, and results in your comment being combative in my eyes.
I think bets with real stakes can be a good de-escalation procedure! It’s easy to fire increasingly heated claims back and forth while there’s no concrete consequences, but when there’s money on the line you have to back off and figure out what you actually believe, and then also once the bet is made there is less incentive to keep arguing while you wait for resolution.