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Flippity floppity (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world -4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Well yeah, you have a theory, and whatever supports it is true because duh, and whatever contradicts it actually supports it because your opponents are all idiots.
It's a nice way to feel good about yourself, but terrible way to ground yourself in reality.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

You're talking about yourself, right?

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world -1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

NO U is an amazing rebuttal. Incredibly effective at stopping you from considering that other people exist and can say something worth thinking about.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

As if your comment was any more substantial