AMP for email is a terrible idea

Re:AMP for email is a terrible idea by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @05:00AM (#16374747)

Saying something unpopular in most cases shouldn't get you downvoted, but often "I know I'm going to get down voted but..." also is a lead in to complaints of hypocrisy. It reminds me of a friend that used to start off particularly rude statements by saying "I don't want to be rude but..."

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Re:AMP for email is a terrible idea by vog on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:40AM (#16375087)

> It reminds me of a friend that used to start off particularly rude statements by saying "I don't want to be rude but..."

I don't see the contradiction here.

I interpret these kind of phrases as: "I don't like to be rude, and normally I'm not, but in this case I need to make an exception."

Frankly, not everybody actually meant to say that, but this interpretation still helps to deal with those situations in a civil, non-escalating way.

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Re:AMP for email is a terrible idea by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:55AM (#16375132)

I suppose, although the normally I'm not would mean not hearing it so often that it becomes a well-known identifying personal tic.

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