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If I ever start posting cringe content, know that my account has been hacked. I am not cringe.

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[–] forcequit@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To not be cringe in earnestness, this is a 12th type of liberalism

[–] build_a_bear_group@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

not being cringe is liberal? Oh god, we have no choice but to abandon socialism.

no-choice

[–] forcequit@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

other way round cringe is based and emotionally aware actually

[–] build_a_bear_group@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Oh, sorry

soypoint-1 Proletariat soypoint-2 - matt

[–] build_a_bear_group@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Adrian Zenz makes some interesting points...

[–] build_a_bear_group@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

Oh no! Oh NO!!!!

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Japanese "interesting" can be a polite way to say "fucking absurd," so in that sense he does

[–] Rosa_Luxem_Borg@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be fair, it could be used the same way in English. Even if the hacker did not mean it that way. "Grandma had some interesting comments about General Lee at Thanksgiving dinner."

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Huh, that's true. I wonder if we got it from them or they got it from us.

[–] Rosa_Luxem_Borg@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

I think it is an instance convergent evolution. Some variant of "interesting" will always seem like a very diplomatic way of saying bizarre or weird.