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> Nothing has ever angered me more than ... I understand that hyperbolic expressions have some rhetorical value, but I seem to be encountering them more freque

by xapata 4y ago

> Nothing has ever angered me more than ... I understand that hyperbolic expressions have some rhetorical value, but I seem to be encountering them more frequently over time, and I don't think the value has changed over time.

Dylan16807 4y ago
Why do you think it's hyperbolic? If I had to go through this, I think it would become the most angering experience I've had. I've have bureaucratic problems but nothing approaching this, and no personal conflict has ever gotten that bad.
- rufus_foreman 4y ago
  >> I've have bureaucratic problems but nothing approaching this, and no personal conflict has ever gotten that bad I agree with the OP. You sweet summer child.
  - Dylan16807 4y ago
    I think calling me a sweet summer child means you're agreeing with me because that means it wouldn't be hyperbole if I said it. More seriously though, google is threatening severe damage to someone's professional livelihood here. It's not the biggest threat but it's in the top ten percent. And google is one of the most frustrating entities to deal with period. Combine those and you have a real contender.
- xapata 4y ago
  When I read the phrase yesterday (or the day before?), my first thought was of historically significant atrocities. The Holocaust is an easy example. My second thought was of the various contemporary disasters. I suppose it's reasonable for one to think more about personal conflicts on a daily basis, but such a superlative as "nothing has ever angered me more" seems begging for a more terrible comparison.
  - Dylan16807 4y ago
    Do those make you actively deeply angry? If so I don't know how you have the energy for that. My reaction is closer to sadness in addition to taking a very different shape. There's a big difference between how bad something is and how much it causes personal anger. And most people in the world haven't faced disasters like those. So I don't think it's begging for that comparison.
    - xapata 4y ago
      > Do those make you actively deeply angry? On occasion, yes. > I don't know how you have the energy for that. My wife asks me the same thing. > [M]ost people in the world haven't faced disasters like those. I think we are facing them. My daughter will live to see a dramatically different climate than my parents experienced.

by xapata 4y ago

Dylan16807 4y ago

Why do you think it's hyperbolic? If I had to go through this, I think it would become the most angering experience I've had. I've have bureaucratic problems but nothing approaching this, and no personal conflict has ever gotten that bad.

rufus_foreman 4y ago
>> I've have bureaucratic problems but nothing approaching this, and no personal conflict has ever gotten that bad I agree with the OP. You sweet summer child.
- Dylan16807 4y ago
  I think calling me a sweet summer child means you're agreeing with me because that means it wouldn't be hyperbole if I said it. More seriously though, google is threatening severe damage to someone's professional livelihood here. It's not the biggest threat but it's in the top ten percent. And google is one of the most frustrating entities to deal with period. Combine those and you have a real contender.
xapata 4y ago
When I read the phrase yesterday (or the day before?), my first thought was of historically significant atrocities. The Holocaust is an easy example. My second thought was of the various contemporary disasters. I suppose it's reasonable for one to think more about personal conflicts on a daily basis, but such a superlative as "nothing has ever angered me more" seems begging for a more terrible comparison.
- Dylan16807 4y ago
  Do those make you actively deeply angry? If so I don't know how you have the energy for that. My reaction is closer to sadness in addition to taking a very different shape. There's a big difference between how bad something is and how much it causes personal anger. And most people in the world haven't faced disasters like those. So I don't think it's begging for that comparison.
  - xapata 4y ago
    > Do those make you actively deeply angry? On occasion, yes. > I don't know how you have the energy for that. My wife asks me the same thing. > [M]ost people in the world haven't faced disasters like those. I think we are facing them. My daughter will live to see a dramatically different climate than my parents experienced.