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Viewing the world through cynicism-colored glasses.

• mikecane 14y ago
  OK, I object to the misuse of the term "cynic." http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/in-praise-of-the-cynic/ http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/in-praise-of-th... Cynics would point to the very things Scalzi does.
  • nollidge 14y ago
    For better or worse, the word "cynic" has changed meaning over time. My usage matches definition #1 here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cynic?r=75&src=ref&ch=dic http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cynic?r=75&src=re...
    • mikecane 14y ago
      That matters not to Cynics and is only proof of the very corruption we mock.
      • unalone 14y ago
        There's something ironic about a cynic, in the classic sense of "question everything and undermine assertions", protesting the corruption of his own self-declared title. ;-)
        • mikecane 14y ago
          The Ironics are a different school of thought.