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> If nostalgia is a permanent feature of the Internet, so is the insufferable parochialism of the present. I feel confident you could have used a more accurate
by the_doctah 4y ago
> If nostalgia is a permanent feature of the Internet, so is the insufferable parochialism of the present.
I feel confident you could have used a more accurate word that doesn't make it sound like you're trying to flex your vocabulary. HN in a nutshell I suppose.
- kergonath 4y ago> a more accurate word How do you know the OP’s thoughts to believe you have a more accurate word to convey them? Parochial perfectly conveys the combination of ignorance, narrow perspective and pettiness. What would you use with the same meaning?
- LAC-Tech 4y agoDo you want to have a go at re-wording it? I'm assuming "parochialism" is what you have an issue with, but I'm struggling to think of what else sounds better and conveys the same meaning. https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/parochial https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/parochial <--- those are all pretty crap