If you try, people with the most time on their hand win the argument, because nobody else has that much time to fight with the trolls. In any case, that’s a lost cause. Nowadays when we’re saying we’re seeking gòngshì, which is the Mandarin for consensus, we use its literal meaning, “gòng” meaning common, “shì” meaning understanding. We’re just establishing common understanding, we’re just mapping out people’s experience and feelings, nothing more, nothing less.