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> to hear what you think about it

my comment had two sentences, both ending with question marks. did you know that sentences that end in question marks aren't statements (of fact or opinion)?




Do you intend to give the air of smug self importance? It's tacky.

I would expect someone so clearly intelligent to know a rhetorical question when they use it.


> Do you intend to give the air of smug self importance? It's tacky.

there's a very weird, counterintuitive, psychological phenomenon on display here. somehow, in your opinion, the article itself doesn't cross the threshold into "smug self-importance" even though there's a strong call to action/categorical imperative (espoused/propounded) in the article. on the otherhand, me suggesting that that's the case, is smug self-importance. there's a word (maybe several) for this phenomenon: hypocrisy.


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Try to be less condescending. It serves no purpose other than broadcasting ignorance. Have a good one.




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