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oldie meme but needed to bring this back due to recent incidents 😭

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

TBF, I understand this annoying kind of 'reading into it'. at the same time, if someone starts dropping dogwhistles or starts dancing around something in a convo, i am definitely gonna read into that shit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

If you don't like waffles just say it...

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Me when I talk to my wife...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Idk, she's super cool to me.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (4 children)

This is anywhere on the internet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

This is just text written anywhere. There's an art to making yourself understood in different contexts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

yeah :p bit of a hyperbolic statement my fault

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Well, the original post was as well, so fair enough!

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Tell me you're not married without saying you're not married

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

well that’s just a depressing self admission :( you doing okay? /gen

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So you're saying everyone should marry???

/s

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I see more Motte-and-bailey fallacy.

I see less "I like pancakes" and more "I think pancakes are superior to waffles" from the first commenter.

Then the second commenter responds, "So you hate waffles?"

Then the first commenter retreats to "No, I just like pancakes. Why are you assuming what I'm saying? Don't you understand I'm being nuanced?"

Also, nuance is one of the more recent words to have a new usage like literally, which can now mean figuratively. When people say their argument is nuanced they mean it is good or correct. It reminds me of the use objective to describe a person to pretend they don't have biases to incorrectly validate their arguments.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

me: lot of pancakes out there

you: actually i see more waffles

(with peace and love haha you make excellent points i just couldn’t resist)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In the context of this self-referencing observation, I would say, I see lots of waffles pretending to be pancakes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

i approve and adopt your extension of the metaphor

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Me: "I like pancakes"

Lemmy: "Only a shitlib western imperialist would think that. Read more Lenin."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

True, properly educated and vetted comrades would prefer blini.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

Me: “I like waffles”

Lemmy: “HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO GO MY LIFE WITHOUT PANCAKES YOU OPPRESSIVE INSENSITIVE FUCK”

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What…. This is on par with any kind of internet discourse. It’s pretty much why I hardly ever post prior to Lemmy. It doesn’t matter how well articulated the post, SOMEONE will find the need to correct or clarify unnecessarily.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

it’s really sad because i take great pride and pleasure from reading other people’s thoughts and posts. but when i try to give back, it’s immediately jumped on by dogpilers and “oh you actually meant something else…” people. and when i do the bare minimum to defend myself, they slap back with the “okay buddy, sure” and downvote my defense so it’s invisible to other readers.

needless to say my blocklist is nearing 100 users.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

and downvote my defense so it’s invisible to other readers.

Lemmy isn't an endless torrent of comments. Even downvoted ones get reached.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Prior to the US election, there were many people that did this exact thing- only it was “oh yeah? Well… you support genocide!

They’re rarely here anymore. Which is what was predicted that typically warranted their response to begin with.

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