this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
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Murdered by Words

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Responses that completely destroy the original argument in a way that leaves little to no room for reply - a targeted, well-placed response to another person, organization, or group of people.

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Full clarity, I edited this so that the image wasn't miles long, full original can be seen here.

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[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 1 points 35 minutes ago

I don't understand this at all, but I think they are two ordinary people trying to diminish each other because of their choices in life, or something. This is why I don't like Twitter, Meta networks and Reddit. Good luck to these people.

[–] Nomorereddit@lemmy.today -1 points 42 minutes ago

That chin of hers is 28 inches long

[–] Andy_R@feddit.uk 6 points 5 hours ago

Straight up murked.

[–] flamingleg@lemmy.ml 23 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

not having kids is one of the few things i am utterly, truly grateful for.

[–] OopsOverbombing@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

#childfree baby! So glad I got a vasectomy.

[–] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Being on Twitter in 2026 is crazy. Seemingly paying for that shit even more.

Pushing 40 with no kids and couldn't be happier about that.

[–] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

And even if you wanted kids, it's fine. Late 30's here, happy I have none right now, and still planning to have some. Postponing dreams until a better place isn't a bad thing at all.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago (7 children)

I'm 39. Partner is 40. Married over 8 years.

More than once we've had a shit day with weather, or something breaking in the house, or dogs being sick, etc etc... And we'll turn to each other and say "Imagine we also had kids?"

Fuck. All. Of. That.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm single and I am thinking "I can barely clean after and cook for myself. Imagine if I have kids."

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 18 hours ago

Pushing 50 and no kids, no regrets. It randomly came up talking with friends last week and my husband literally barked with laughter "i fuckin' sank that ship 20 years ago looool"

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 35 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

Bro it’s 2026. Almost every woman with children in my close circle who is of my generation had their first kid in their thirties. Like raising a kid is much easier when you have a stable financial foundation.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

I have a friend who had his first at 18, I had my first at 36. We honestly cant work out who had/has it easier.

He had to scrimp and stretch every penny he could get his hands on. But he was young, had energy and his parents were young enough to help alot.

I'm financially secure (enough and for now) but I'm always tired as fuck, short on time and the grandparents probably consume as much time as they save.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 15 points 19 hours ago

All the ones in my circle who had kids in their 20s are miserable. The rest are childless and much happier (at least given the times we're living in).

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (4 children)

on the one hand, men in glass houses have no business throwing stones

what is on the other hand???

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

On the other hand it's funny watching a shithead dig their own grave

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 14 hours ago

A man with a stone throwing business

[–] Twofacetony@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] ClipperDefiance@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The link in the description has the full comment. OP said that they cropped the original image to keep it from being super long.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I actually thought it was just a rhetorical joke setup. Like, there is no other hand.

But no, he actually blames the woman herself.

On the one hand, men in glass houses have no business throwing stones.

He was wrong for that & should've known better.

On the other, he can't post nudes online as his meal ticket the way you can.

Beauty privilege is as real as financial privilege; partly earned, mostly inherited. As an OF creator, your body is capital.

On top of that, for the past several decades, government rigged hiring & university enrollment in your favor, excluding & impoverishing heterosexual white men in particular.

You are, to some extent, to blame for his poverty, & now you're dunking on a homeless man from a position of historically unprecedented privilege because of a mild barb. You reveal more of your inner ugliness than you likely intend.

Lmao “It’s everyone else’s fault I suck!”

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You are, to some extent, to blame for his poverty,

Lol fucking what?

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 hour ago

Keep in mind, she’s to blame for a man’s “poverty” who, unprovoked, said “Pushing 30 in 2026 with no kids is Crazy.”

The whole thing is accidental performance art.

[–] treesapx@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dudes blaming the patriarchy in the most patriarchal way imaginable.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I honestly even forgot the “roughin’ it for clout” guy started the whole thing by saying

Pushing 30 with no kids in 2026 is Crazy

[–] Bombastic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

A homeless man that pays for the blue twitter checkmark, mind you

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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 95 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I kinda feel she described herself as an "older woman" just for the rage bait.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 101 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Once you pass 18 you're officially old, and there's no turning back

[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 points 25 minutes ago* (last edited 25 minutes ago)

I listened to a podcast about aging and statistics. Your highest survival chance is just when you hit puberty. After that your risk only keeps going up. There's no evolution benefits with age.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 47 points 1 day ago

Not to leonardo dicaprio

[–] TheYojimbo@lemmy.world 76 points 1 day ago (4 children)

You excluded the part where the guy literally said she was to blame for his poverty... Because DEI I guess. Lmfao two very deranged men.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 1 points 6 minutes ago

I had been wondering where the other hand was in that little exchange. Guy should put a monocle on for his fucking bio pic. What an absolute douchebag.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 20 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Also funny how he assumes she’s American. Just did some research 🧐 and she’s Australian. In Australia you get into a uni based on grades, not with a dog and pony show like in the US. So DEI doesn’t even apply.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

Merit is the worst kind of DEI.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 13 points 1 day ago

Thanks for pointing this out! The full text is unhinged.

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[–] mcqtom@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My car is also a beautiful moving.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago

I had a beautiful moving in the bathroom this morning after a few cups of coffee

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Since when was 28 "older women"?

I feel like super old and I'm only in mid-30s

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (7 children)

The original post was a tongue in cheek joke by the girl, she does not really think 28 is an older woman.

Can people just not parse jokes or read nuance anymore?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is the internet.

No matter how many examples you can pull to show us why we should know it's a joke/satire, there are 10,000 examples of someone being completely serious.

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[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, took me awhile to adjust from reddit where the default is sarcasm. You gotta remember where you are, neurodivergency abounds on the Fediverse.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty new here personally and I feel way more comfortable in two weeks than I did in 12 years on Reddit.

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I feel much the same way and have been here quite a while now. And just in case you haven't read it yet: welcome to Lemmy.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Thank you! ☺️

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