TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeimagemessage-square347fedilinkarrow-up1945arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1921arrow-down1imageThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square347fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRedfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoExactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agowell yeah, it’s an insult. That’s like looking at a gun, and then being really confused when it’s capable of killing somebody. Insults aren’t commonly derived from compliments, they’re often derived from offensive terminology, or context. That’s arguably the whole point.
Exactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
well yeah, it’s an insult. That’s like looking at a gun, and then being really confused when it’s capable of killing somebody.
Insults aren’t commonly derived from compliments, they’re often derived from offensive terminology, or context. That’s arguably the whole point.