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I'm looking at it from the perspective of what I consider truly hellish. Is suburban sprawl bad, sure. But let's be honest, how does any of what was shown in th
by BitwiseFool 4y ago
I'm looking at it from the perspective of what I consider truly hellish. Is suburban sprawl bad, sure. But let's be honest, how does any of what was shown in that video compare to a warzone, a slum in an underdeveloped country, or some polluted Superfund site?
When I think "hellscape", I think of this, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agbogbloshie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agbogbloshie
- munk-a 4y agoHyperbole is a literary tool - please don't pedantically pick at my word choice. It doesn't lead to interesting discussion.
- BitwiseFool 4y agoIf you're going to use provocative words you should be prepared for some pushback when people challenge the appropriateness of the terms you've chosen.
- munk-a 4y agoWell - there's been an excessive discussion focused on my usage of the term "hellscape" and seemingly no pro-car discussion to my actual comment. It feels quite nitpicky to swoop in to criticize a specific term used without actually discussing what that term was contained within.
- BitwiseFool 4y agoI'm not even particularly pro-car. One does not have to disagree with your broader perspective in order to be critic of your word choice. I see your frustration as something that comes with the territory. When you use hyperbole in your rhetoric you risk people taking issue with the specific allusion and proceeding to refute it. Probably because refuting that hyperbole can be seen as diminishing the rest of your argument.
- _dain_ 4y agoThe real Hell is a place of infinite and everlasting torment, so all Earthly comparisons are by necessity hyperbole.