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"..which fulfills my lifelong ambition of..." OP is probably referring to this tired, cliched turn of phrase (among other examples in the blog).
by jb1991 5y ago
"..which fulfills my lifelong ambition of..."
OP is probably referring to this tired, cliched turn of phrase (among other examples in the blog).
- madeofpalk 5y agoI read this as a tongue in cheek joke?
- abzug 5y agoI read as dumb. It doesn't give any value to the piece, very akin to virtue signaling.
- meowface 5y agoI don't really think it's virtue signaling. "Virtue signaling" is itself an extremely tired cliche/accusation. To me it feels more like stock "relatability signaling", which gives me a similarly unctuous feeling. Kind of the nerd-corporatespeak version of "hello, fellow kids".
- jb1991 5y agoThat’s right, it is tongue-in-cheek, and a stereotypical way of doing so.
- junon 5y agoA lighthearted phrase, at worst. Are we not allowed to express ourselves except for the dryest, most information-dense prose?