• mindbleach
      614·
      6 months ago

      ‘In practice, specific people in power are abusing it.’

      ‘Impossible, read this theory.’

        • mindbleach
          610·
          6 months ago

          ‘They’d be bad if they did this.’

          ‘They do.’

          ‘Asshole.’

            • mindbleach
              25·
              6 months ago

              I am literally agreeing with something this user said and quoting the insult they lobbed at me.

              • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
                72·
                6 months ago

                “i feel like you’re being combative, you’re not engaging with what I’m saying. Makes me think you’re just here to be an asshole”

                [Doesn’t engage the content, lobs insults, ‘he did it first’]

                “I can see why you might have been banned”

                “What do you mean I’m being totally reasonable?!”

                There’s something about this format that just feels good, ya know? Like I’m invisible to criticism. I wonder why more people don’t use it