Re:Horseshit - Joshua Topolsky responds to MG & Gruber
by sunchild on Thursday December 15, 2011 @03:12PM
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Even the most rudimentary trolls use car analogies to summon little tempests. It's right up there with religion and Hitler.
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Re:Horseshit - Joshua Topolsky responds to MG & Gruber
by bradleyland on Thursday December 15, 2011 @03:14PM
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Agree 100%. This is earnest advice. It may seem like a snarky quip, but it's not. This is dead serious:
Never use a car analogy. Never.
Cars are too intimate. This is especially endemic to American culture. Too many people identify with their car. You may intend to contrast the horsepower of one car to another, but the reader will inevitable contrast the values most dear to them. "A coupe versus a saloon! HOW DARE YOU!?!?!"