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I found the comment to be informative and the condescension thought provoking. I guess it’s because the disparagement cuts both ways. There is criticism for the
by rembicilious 2y ago
I found the comment to be informative and the condescension thought provoking. I guess it’s because the disparagement cuts both ways. There is criticism for the marketer who uses these techniques as a cheap ploy and for the consumer who lets the Trojan horse enter because “ooh a horsey”.
Obviously the post could have been more pragmatic, but then bland? Not everyone enjoys onion even though the flavour is remarkable.
But in a way the “denigration” is like the pretty demo effects. It dresses the whole comment up in something that pops out and here we are having been derailed from the op subject
- edanm 2y agoCalling people "the chimp troupe" with "3 inch brains" is not a good way to communicate your ideas. For sure not to the people you're calling chimps, but also not to anyone else except people who both agree with you and have similar contempt for others as you do.
- ziffusion 2y agoI'd like to follow you. Do you capture your ramblings somewhere?
- rembicilious 2y agoWow no stranger has ever said that to me before and I really liked it, thank you! /desperate acknowledgment I don’t write, no social media either. Just staying in my place, a lurky digital hermit since the 90’s
- throwaway14356 2y agoAh yes, the days when it doesn't even suck was high praise. When men were made of cardboard rather than rice paper.
- Gabriel_Martin 2y agoI came back specifically for the comment to find it flagged.