Re:Sorry you feel that way: why passive aggression took over...
by the_af on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @05:40PM
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> Anyone seriously trying to claim they chose to be aggressive rather than silent out of laziness is involved in what's known as a post-hoc rationalization.
Thankfully that wasn't my claim, so good luck with your strawman!
You've failed to make your point. Your down's syndrome paragraph... I cannot even begin to decide whether it's offensive, or stupid, or both.
You've failed to say anything besides doubling down on your initial unsupported assertion, even after I graciously provided you with an "out".
And so I too must bid you adieu.
"I was motivated to be aggressive out of laziness".
People will assume you're trying to make a joke, with good reason. Anyone seriously trying to claim they chose to be aggressive rather than silent out of laziness is involved in what's known as a post-hoc rationalization.
This stance only appears difficult to justify to you because in your head apparently words can have any meaning you want.
To draw an analogy. If I come across a child with down syndrome who vehemently argues that 1+1=3, that doesn't make it so (inb4 redefining binary operators in math). And at some point I can either care enough to try and educate this child or I can let them be with the understanding that they're going to have a harder time in life.
And so it is that I leave you.