While I agree with the high-level point of this post, that is "You can’t (win an argument with a toddler). That’s because toddlers don’t understand what an argument is and aren’t interesting in having one", I found then the obvious follow on question "OK, if you can't win this argument, then what do you actually do when people in great positions of power are having these fake arguments/tantrums?" not even addressed.

For example, when some of the most outlandish and obviously false social media conspiracy theories first hit the scene (e.g. QAnon, the totally bizarre "JFK Jr. is alive" theory, etc.) I thought "OK, this is just bad fan fic, best to just ignore it." But then I was amazed and pretty depressed about how these theories gained traction, and sometimes in the highest levels of power. So I feel like the advice of "Just ignore toddlers having a tantrum" is pretty counterproductive when you realize those tantrums are actually serving a very useful (and in my opinion scary) purpose for the people throwing them.