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Re:Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in React and Next.js by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @02:20PM (#46138731)
> If you're talking to someone in real life, or professional emails, or whatever and you provide citations for commonly known things/definitions/etc.... you're being condescending.

If you're commenting on a public forum and you provide citations for commonly known things/definitions/etc., you're supplying the source of your claims for people who may be unaware. You are not the only reader of their comment (nor this one), even if it is in direct reply to yours.

Re:Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in React and Next.js by jfindper on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @03:15PM (#46139480)
No [1], you [2] are [3] being [4] condescending [5].

[1] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/no [2] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/you [3] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/are [4] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/being [5] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/condescending

Assuming everyone is an idiot who a) doesn't know something common and b) isn't able to figure out how to google it and c) isn't able to figure out how to say "where's that from?" in a reply is condescending [6].

[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condescension

Re:Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in React and Next.js by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @05:02PM (#46140818)
You're missing the point. You shouldn't take it personally.

> Assuming everyone is an idiot who a) doesn't know something common and b) isn't able to figure out how to google it and c) isn't able to figure out how to say "where's that from?" in a reply

These things were neither assumed nor implied.

Re:Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in React and Next.js by jfindper on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @05:17PM (#46140994)
They are implied when someone feels like they need to cite commonly known, easily found, and easily asked about stuff. That’s like the whole reason why it’s condescending
Re:Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in React and Next.js by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @05:24PM (#46141092)
I'm aware that this is your perspective but you should be aware that it is your subjective opinion. Their intention does not appear to be condescending. They did not assume or imply any of those things. Your anger is misplaced with that individual; they didn't hurt you.