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What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don't want to reach under the roll to take a piece! That's ludicrous!

That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use "less" when they should use "fewer"

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

The most pointless hill I will die on is the whole regardless, irregardless thing.

They mean the same thing, but irregardless is redundant. My friend uses that word purely because he knows it pisses me off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I can only assume your friend is the one who downvoted you

Also, I say "irregardless" when I want to sound like the mobster from It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

No. Some rando found the comments in my profile and are down voting all my comments. Lol I don't care though. If they get gratification for it I hope they're happy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry, friend. That sounds very toxic. I hope they stop soon

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

I'm sure they will and if they don't.... Eh? It's not a big deal

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago

Preach brotha.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Using 12 AM or 12 PM is useless. Midnight is both and noon is neither.

The saying "hindsight is 20/20" is stupid. 20/20 is average. As someone with better than 20/20, my hindsight would be worse than normal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I can recline my seat. And you can recline yours.

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