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Re:Feathers Are One of Evolution's Cleverest Inventions by Ensorceled on Thursday April 18, 2024 @09:06AM (#40075789)
> Pet peve: I don't like superlative descriptions. They're often counterproductive, because they call for a rebuttal.

Pet peeve: People who HAVE to rebut things like superlative descriptions. They're always counterproductive, because literally nothing actually called for a rebuttal. It clutters up the conversation much worse than "well, actually" corrections.

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Re:Feathers Are One of Evolution's Cleverest Inventions by thfuran on Thursday April 18, 2024 @09:24AM (#40075949)
>literally nothing actually called for a rebuttal

Aside from the initial false claim, you mean?

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Re:Feathers Are One of Evolution's Cleverest Inventions by Ensorceled on Thursday April 18, 2024 @10:33AM (#40076710)
> Aside from the initial false claim, you mean?

Well, yes, we're talking about the superlative in the title. Everything else might be nonsense and is fair game.

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