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Re:I hacked Monster Energy by doublerabbit on Saturday August 23, 2025 @01:57PM (#44997802)
> My guess of what the author of this blog post looks like is 15-19yrs old & male, probably aspie.

Generalizing. It's would be the same as me calling you out as being an 34 male Texas Neckbeard MAGA supporter for having the user name "pessimizer".

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Re:I hacked Monster Energy by ffsm8 on Saturday August 23, 2025 @02:13PM (#44997923)
Is that derogatory?
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Re:I hacked Monster Energy by doublerabbit on Saturday August 23, 2025 @03:22PM (#44998417)
As a figure of speech, which this was; not so. I was explaining the point of an personal attack.

As an actual insult, assuming and throwing it at someone is an attack. It could be derogatory if what said harshly generalizes a majority or group.

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Re:I hacked Monster Energy by wqweto on Saturday August 23, 2025 @05:28PM (#44999288)
Btw, you completely missed the point of the parent question. . .
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