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Have you ever said about someone, "that guy's an asshole"? If so, you reduced them into a caricature, and you should have instead said "that guy behaved in the
by khazhoux 2y ago
Have you ever said about someone, "that guy's an asshole"?
If so, you reduced them into a caricature, and you should have instead said "that guy behaved in the manner of an asshole, though I trust that he is otherwise a fully-actualized individual with a life of his own, and with factors outside my visibility that impact his decisions and behaviors."
- dclowd9901 2y agoWas this intended to be a "gotcha"? I might be giving people more credit than they deserve but I'm pretty sure most people don't relegate folks to "simply an asshole and nothing more". It's just a quick way to say "that guy was being an asshole just then." Also, it's not apples and oranges comparing a spoken remark in the heat of the moment to a thoughtful, written out blog post.