Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoOr are they?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1675
arrow-up1675imageOr are they?lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square47linkfedilink
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI just wish there was a clean way to diss them for weaponising their self-hatred. If you think of a really pithy insult for people who externalise their negative feelings, please share with the rest of us, it’s badly needed.
minus-squareabbotsbury@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago weaponising their self-hatred But it’s also just regular hatred, same reason you can’t call racist people the N word. Even if there was a slur for hypocrites, that’s still just an ad hominem instead of attacking them for their behavior (the actual problem)
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI don’t know what comment you meant to reply to, but I was pretty specifically talking about attacking people for what they do.
I just wish there was a clean way to diss them for weaponising their self-hatred. If you think of a really pithy insult for people who externalise their negative feelings, please share with the rest of us, it’s badly needed.
But it’s also just regular hatred, same reason you can’t call racist people the N word.
Even if there was a slur for hypocrites, that’s still just an ad hominem instead of attacking them for their behavior (the actual problem)
I don’t know what comment you meant to reply to, but I was pretty specifically talking about attacking people for what they do.