@TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeimagemessage-square307fedilinkarrow-up1935arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1935arrow-down1imageThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.ee@TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square307fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKillingTimeItselflinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoi suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
minus-square@Redfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilink1•3 months agoExactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
minus-squareKillingTimeItselflinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months 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.