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tacocat  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: PSA: The hubwheel is not a "like" button.

    I had to say something to indicate that.

Instead you called me a dick. Good job





user-inactivated  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What I said was "You're being a dick".

I can go into the intricacies of the English grammar and tell you that tense aspects used matter a great deal ("you are X" vs. "you're being X"), but you're not the one for "useless pedantry", are you?

I pointed out what I saw as a blatantly disrespectful comment with the most straightforward way I could think of. I could've sassed you. I could've said nothing. Instead, I chose to be honest and compassionate with you. You are a function of the shit you're going through, and I pointed out as much to let you know that I don't think of you as a flawed human being. I think of you as someone who's making a mistake by saying something so properly fucked. I said as much in the most concise way I could think of.

You went into defensive because of that. I understand. But I don't like bullshit. I even have a separate rule for not having any in my life. I'm not the guy to follow rules and regulations - and I have a rule for that. I'd rather call you out for acting like a dick to a fellow Hubskier, and I'd rather you do the same if you see me doing it. At least that way, we aren't stuck in the fog.

Devac  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I can go into the intricacies of the English grammar and tell you that tense aspects used matter a great deal ("you are X" vs. "you're being X")

How about next time you use a word like 'flippant' instead of relying on subtleties of present continuous?

tacocat  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I can go into the intricacies of the English grammar

Not effectively in my experience

_refugee_  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  
tacocat  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Imgur is file extension name agnostic so you can rename a gif as a jpeg and it'll embed here

tacocat  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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user-inactivated  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, if that is the part you want to criticize, then I reckon you heard me.

tacocat  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nope

user-inactivated  ·  2367 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Then, by all means, enjoy the ride.