Examples of " Intellectual Masturbation ": Debating /arguing/discussing about things that don't matter:Jeremy: did you hear about the new stabbing? Zoey : yeah, it is really terrible... I wonder why this keeps happening? people in the world... are sometimes so unpredictable.Jeremy: Yeah... I hear you. I hope nothing like this happens again. Damn... those things are just so awful...orJeremy: So my friend made a theater room in his apartment and they barely watch anything there.Zoey: I would actually watch stuff in a theater room if I had one.orJeremy: I think League of Legends is better than DotaZoey: I think Dota is better than League of LegendsJeremy: Ok, let's give our full opinion and discuss exactly why we think they way we do.Debating/arguing/discussing about things that matter without taking any action:Jeremy: our system is broken... we really need to fix it. People need to be nicer to each other.Zoey: You are So right. Change has to happenJeremy: Anyway... I gotta go to my 9 to 5 job. Wanna watch the new episode of Game of Thrones later?Zoey: Yeah. Gonna go to study literature, I hope to become a book author. Maybe I'll even write a book about how the world needs to change.Jeremy: Catch you later Zoey: Bye bye!