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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Everyone has fumbled a relationship with someone who feels like the once in a lifetime hottie. Please just go to therapy and meditate for a few my a day.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (3 children)

in fairness to elon musk pronouns do suck. call me by my first name only

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

genuinely, why do they suck?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

that comment was a joke (i personally do not feel that way) but i do know people who have a tough enough time nailing down their gender that none of the options really feel right

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

the act is disrespectful, to refer to human beings using pronouns; by referring to people using fully qualified names, respect and humility is shown. pronouns are a declaration of war on the attributed creature, as immense inferiority is implied. societies created names with purpose – and to sidestep names is to break the fabric of culture!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And yet you refer to yourself by pronouns multiple times in that very comment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

"me" & "my" - how very gender-specific ;)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yea but you'll always need them. I think having too many sucks to keep track of, but other than that I don't care for them

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yea but [AVincentinSpace]'ll always need them. I think having too many sucks to keep track of, but other than that I don't care for them

Fixed that for you by respecting AVincentinSpace's preferred (lack of) pronouns.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I think they are using the generic “you”, which is an English grammar phenomenon I think is overused and should often be replaced with “one”, the unambiguously generic pronoun.

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