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I started with 'tropes' but then thought people might try to language-lawyer this (what kind of trope? not all tropes are negative! this isn't a trope! etc) so
by pvg 4y ago
I started with 'tropes' but then thought people might try to language-lawyer this (what kind of trope? not all tropes are negative! this isn't a trope! etc) so I scoured scripture for a representative variant and that sounded about right.
- dang 4y agoI like using the word 'internet' in moderation comments as a sort of mild pejorative—it nicely expresses the shared semi-embarrassment we all feel about whatever this is. I think it helps take pressure off people personally—because even if you're being scolded, you know..."internet" - how high can the bar really get. It's scolding on a curve.
- pvg 4y agoVariable Yield Scolding, as nuke people might call it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_yield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_yield