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shiftingsands
· 5 years ago
Then why did you swipe right on her?
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guest_
· 5 years ago
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Awesome. That was the most solid way possible to pretty much not only destroy any chance of a positive relationship with that woman- but also a great way to reinforce her bias by having her walk away with the perception that men, or short men- are nasty. I like the way that it shows that regardless of his height he’s a very tiny person. See- she hurt him so he hurts her- a perfect social interaction. If someone looks down on you- how are you ever supposed to feel equal if you don’t try and chop them down too?
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guest_
· 5 years ago
As a sweet bonus- he employed the classic strategy of telling someone who was obviously attractive enough to get your interest that they are not. That’s a fun one because regardless of what your excuse is- the fact that you’d try and pick up on someone you don’t think is very attractive says more negative things about your personality than theirs. In fact- what have you really said? That in your opinion they aren’t very attractive? Like- is it a crime to not be born one of the worlds most attractive people? And it is an opinion. Your opinion- an opinion on how attractive they are from someone they’ve already said they have no intention of dating.... so that’s relevant how?
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guest_
· 5 years ago
Is it clever? Mildly. Calling a person “not very attractive” isn’t as harsh as saying they are ugly- but it’s only made slightly more clever than a schoolyard taunt by context. It’s not terribly original nor is it again- very apt and is a greater insult upon you than them. You know what makes a man taller than anything else? Dignity. Keep some in your wallet should you ever get a chance at a date. Always use it. If you don’t have any and plan to date- go get some, or at least pretend you have it until you can.
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nicengelman
· 5 years ago
I disagree
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guest_
· 5 years ago
It’s a free country.
joshary
· 5 years ago
I agree. It IS a free country. That guy is free to say whatever he wants to that girl without random people neither of them have ever met online writing a short novel about how garbage they are. (Also, I know I used guy and girl, but only to keep context with previous comments. Nowhere in the post does it actually mention which gender either of those people are. Shame on you for assuming. I can say that... it's a free country.)
guest_
· 5 years ago
Hmmm... you make good points. But by that same logic- wouldn’t the logic that it’s a free county so you can post a reply to something a stranger posted on the internet (me) then debunk your core premise that I have no right to comment on a conversation strangers posted on the internet? It’s a bit hypocritical isn’t it? I believe I am also guilty of assuming gender as well- so I must apologize and be mindful of that. While I don’t have the complete story- and it’s not fair to judge the people involved from only the context provided-
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guest_
· 5 years ago
If you read my post again you will see that I speak of the incident in context to what is shown of it- and use it as an example of common behaviors- I do not call either person garbage or even directly speak on the persons involved- merely the perceptions of this one interaction. I don not seek to judge them, especially from one brief exchange- but that exchange exists and does not exist in a vacuum- in fact it was shared openly in a public forum where people discuss picture and text based posts.
guest_
· 5 years ago
So the idea that a person- even a stranger doesn’t have the right to comment what they think of something they see in public- let alone specifically posted on a reaction based medium- doesn’t hold water in my mind. But to critique a stranger for critiquing a stranger in the same breath is perhaps a weak position to stand on.
joshary
· 5 years ago
"yes, but they don't know we know they know we know" Of course, we could go round and round. It's not necessary. I was only attempting to bring attention to the fact that 1. whether or not you meant to come off as judgmental or condescending towards the person in the post, that was how I perceived it and 2. yes, it's very much your right to comment and also to comment on my comment of your comment. My intent wasn't to imply you shouldn't be allowed to have an opinion on the topic, it was more... just let the post exist. It's funsubstance, it's meant for humor, and if you didn't enjoy it, move on. If you thoroughly didn't enjoy it, downvote it and then move on.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
It’s not that I didn’t enjoy it. I upvoted the post. I seldom down vote a post or comment, and even if I don’t completely enjoy one I usually still upvote content posts because someone took the time to share it and I appreciate that. It’s that I enjoy it on a different level in this case- I enjoyed the analysis of it and the fact that I found it topical to many current relevant attitudes. Given the contextual relation to the behaviors I commented on I figured it’s as good a place as any to start a discussion- and perhaps someone might come along and even discuss the topic of my reply or debate the content and not its existence.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
Given the content and presentation of many memes on this site it would be rather boring in the comments if people only discussed them one dimensionally. On the aspect of humor- in the modern age many “unconventional” channels are used to influence subconscious bias. Humor has been and continues to be used as a common and often insidious tool for political and social influence. Look at how many “comedy news” shows we have which are more trusted than say- actual news by many? Or the documented and proven use of things like memes by various political groups to plant ideas. We can’t simply say a thing is content at face value. Nothing I’ve done prevents a person who doesn’t want to just giggle and go on from doing so, they don’t have to read any of this or even open the comments. If a person would find it similarly enjoyable to debate or discuss anything I presented it is here for them to do so. A free exchange of ideas.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
As for a judgmental tone- I can certainly see where it could come off that way. And perhaps there is some of that there by design or subconscious. Not judgment towards these individuals or even necessarily to those exhibiting such behaviors in life- but to the behaviors themselves. That being a major thrust of the post and potential discussion point- that I find such behaviors repugnant and a reflection on the perception of ones self.
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