TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前The consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeimagemessage-square312fedilinkarrow-up1943arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1919arrow-down1imageThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square312fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRedfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Exactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前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.
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.