This might surprise you, but sometimes, someone who’s trying to talk sense into you is looking out for your best interests.

It’s actually pretty common that the person who’s saying, “I won’t and I will not change,” and has simply decided that it’s not up for discussion, is hurting themselves and the people around them. It’s actually pretty common for them to say things like, “I don’t pass your purity test” to try to defend their self-harmful behavior against people who are talking to them, but purity tests are not the point.

I would have thought that:

You have a reasonable point here. I looked over your profile. It looks like you like anarchism, anarchist graffiti, you like organizing and direct action. That’s gold. I like it. It got me thinking about a cafe in my area which I think I should go to and talk to the people about getting involved in some sort of direct action myself. I do think that part of it is great, and a valuable thing.

would have been enough of an olive branch, but I guess not. Your “I’m so cool for not voting” stance might get a whole bunch of people killed. I don’t think it’s a good idea. You may not like being told that. I definitely wouldn’t. But, regardless of that, your “I’m so cool for not voting” stance might get a whole bunch of people killed. Therefore, I don’t think it’s a good idea. I think you need to hear that.