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      Can confirm, saw a kid doing this recently and thought it was cool as hell

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        I jest from the 90’s, but seriously, in the 1930’s-50’s it was cool.

        If it’s cool again, then all the better for culture.

        My son played tenor sax for a couple years in elementary school and he was naturally amazing in tonal quality. His embouchure was fucking ON POINT num sayin’? Pity he gave up.

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    Or he may want to simultaneously improve but also be insecure and overreact at criticism.

    **#**FalseDichotomy

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      Alternatively, people may think they’re expressing “criticism” while just being blunt and cruel. Criticism doesn’t mean belittling someone.

      And I know too much about this, as a teacher. Some of my colleagues wish they were little tyrants…