@TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 days agoThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeimagemessage-square346fedilinkarrow-up1946arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1922arrow-down1imageThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.ee@TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 days agomessage-square346fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKillingTimeItselflinkfedilinkEnglish-1•8 days agoi suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
minus-square@Redfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilink1•8 days agoExactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
minus-squareKillingTimeItselflinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 days agowell yeah, it’s an insult. That’s like looking at a gun, and then being really confused when it’s capable of killing somebody. Insults aren’t commonly derived from compliments, they’re often derived from offensive terminology, or context. That’s arguably the whole point.
i suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
Exactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
well yeah, it’s an insult. That’s like looking at a gun, and then being really confused when it’s capable of killing somebody.
Insults aren’t commonly derived from compliments, they’re often derived from offensive terminology, or context. That’s arguably the whole point.