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Another way to think of it would be, how much would it cost for a very rich family or person to hire few people to hunt you for the following 10 years.

jcgrillo 2y ago
So far the record indicates he was better at hunting them than they him.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  Is there a word for these types of snarky quips that trigger off a single word but fail to address the point? I feel like I'm seeing them more and more. The killer didn't do any hunting. They did shooting and running.
  - jcgrillo 2y ago
    He stalked his prey and killed it. That's hunting. Then law enforcement tracked him and trapped him. Also hunting! But none of the rich family has done any hunting (yet). So far they are the hunted.
    - s1artibartfast 2y ago
      why are you romanticizing him? He waited outside a conference. That is like saying I hunted a hamburger at McDonalds. All of this is besides the central point, which is that a killer would likely be on the run from detectives and maybe PIs for the rest of their lives.
      - jcgrillo 2y ago
        I'm not. Hunting people in a safe democratic society isn't "romantic", it's not "The Most Dangerous Game" or anything else. Your analogy is absolutely accurate. Harvesting an oyster would be another. Still totally hunting (or maybe just gathering). > the rest of their lives Only if any of their adversaries survive with sufficient will to fight.
    - throwaway48476 2y ago
      If it happened as they said, they couldn't really track him without the tip off.
  - jachee 2y ago
    He just happened to be at the right place at the right time with the right equipment? I know a lot of game hunters who would say that’s pretty much the definition of hunting.
    - jcgrillo 2y ago
      Reliable, repeatable coincidences like that are called "skills".
      - exe34 2y ago
        but we can't call it hunting, that's too romantic! it's only hunting when sweaty rich dudes kill animals.
  - Gud 2y ago
    > Is there a word for these types of snarky quips that trigger off a single word but fail to address the point? No but please let me know when you find one! And indeed you are correct, this is a fairly new pattern and it's absolutely increasing.
  - zxcvbnm69 2y ago
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  - NikkiA 2y ago
    > Is there a word for these types of snarky quips that trigger off a single word but fail to address the point? They're (attempts at) a bon mot https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bon_mot https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bon_mot
    - mewpmewp2 2y ago
      I think based on examples I am seeing for what qualifies as a bon mot, it would be different, but since you specified "attempt" in parentheses I guess it could qualify as some sort of attempt.
      - s1artibartfast 2y ago
        The thing is I don't think it is a genuine attempt. Is more like an intentionally counterfeit bon mot. It doesn't actually engage with the parent sentiment, but might fool people that are only half reading.

jcgrillo 2y ago

So far the record indicates he was better at hunting them than they him.

s1artibartfast 2y ago
Is there a word for these types of snarky quips that trigger off a single word but fail to address the point? I feel like I'm seeing them more and more. The killer didn't do any hunting. They did shooting and running.
- jcgrillo 2y ago
  He stalked his prey and killed it. That's hunting. Then law enforcement tracked him and trapped him. Also hunting! But none of the rich family has done any hunting (yet). So far they are the hunted.
  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    why are you romanticizing him? He waited outside a conference. That is like saying I hunted a hamburger at McDonalds. All of this is besides the central point, which is that a killer would likely be on the run from detectives and maybe PIs for the rest of their lives.
    - jcgrillo 2y ago
      I'm not. Hunting people in a safe democratic society isn't "romantic", it's not "The Most Dangerous Game" or anything else. Your analogy is absolutely accurate. Harvesting an oyster would be another. Still totally hunting (or maybe just gathering). > the rest of their lives Only if any of their adversaries survive with sufficient will to fight.
  - throwaway48476 2y ago
    If it happened as they said, they couldn't really track him without the tip off.
- jachee 2y ago
  He just happened to be at the right place at the right time with the right equipment? I know a lot of game hunters who would say that’s pretty much the definition of hunting.
  - jcgrillo 2y ago
    Reliable, repeatable coincidences like that are called "skills".
    - exe34 2y ago
      but we can't call it hunting, that's too romantic! it's only hunting when sweaty rich dudes kill animals.
- Gud 2y ago
  > Is there a word for these types of snarky quips that trigger off a single word but fail to address the point? No but please let me know when you find one! And indeed you are correct, this is a fairly new pattern and it's absolutely increasing.
- zxcvbnm69 2y ago
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- NikkiA 2y ago
  > Is there a word for these types of snarky quips that trigger off a single word but fail to address the point? They're (attempts at) a bon mot https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bon_mot https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bon_mot
  - mewpmewp2 2y ago
    I think based on examples I am seeing for what qualifies as a bon mot, it would be different, but since you specified "attempt" in parentheses I guess it could qualify as some sort of attempt.
    - s1artibartfast 2y ago
      The thing is I don't think it is a genuine attempt. Is more like an intentionally counterfeit bon mot. It doesn't actually engage with the parent sentiment, but might fool people that are only half reading.