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Re:The forgotten meaning of "jerk" by tokyolights2 on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @06:58PM (#44957027)
I wonder how much of it is that in today's society it is worse to be disagreeable than it is to be inept.
Re:The forgotten meaning of "jerk" by aspenmayer on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @08:06PM (#44967773)
That is a great phrasing of the feeling I was trying to get at when I originally read this, and the kind of discussion I hoped I would find by posting it here. Thanks for finding the words.