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Just because something can be worse, does not make a bad thing benign.
by jjav 3y ago
Just because something can be worse, does not make a bad thing benign.
- c22 3y agoBy comparison... That is to say, my comment was meant to inform the concerned reader about other dastardly actors, not to excuse the behavior of the vending machine. (Not sure I have the authority even to make such an excuse.)
- fragmede 3y agoBut you phrased it in such a way that downplayed the vending machine doing it, the three reaction you got, which implies there's a different wording that would have gotten your point across better.
- c22 3y agoPerhaps, but one of the rules of this forum is to apply the most charitable reading of comments, so I don't always try that hard to craft perfect responses.