They start out as discussions, but it only takes one party to turn that into an argument. Generally though, continuing the argument is more to convince onlookers than the argumentative party.

Buckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy

Then no. You project the globe onto an icosahedron, then unfold it into a net (mostly) in a way that keeps the continents (or oceans, if that better suits your purpose) roughly contiguous. This trades awkward interruptions for less deformation.

The “One-ocean” variant:

Depends on how you peel an orange

Now do Dymaxion

Kentucky took a pretty big trip, but New Jersey is the funniest to me. At least it still gets an eastern coast.