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SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 2 days agoWe can push back against misinformation without accidentally bootlicking.
It depends entirely on how you define “accidentally bootlicking” because I think OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml has done an excellent job of calling out how you have been making that distinction.
Taking a step back and decontextualizing how do you think one should make that distinction?
Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’m sorry, but Objection has taken the wrong idea and run with it. If you think they’re making a great point, I’d suggest you reread with what I’ve said in mind. I do own that I’m a little hasty to judge .ml accounts from experience, but that’s about it. The other is assuming things with extra dressing to frame the conversation.
Tbh, I don’t even know what the fuck they’re arguing about now, and I can’t be bothered. Seriously, go take a look a that word salad and the embedded quiz of them just being an extra little argumentative gremlin.
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Probably shouldn’t have mentioned my thoughts on that thread, I had hoped to provide some perspective on where I was coming from but probably just confused things for everyone. That’s my bad, back to the relevant point:
How do you think one should make that distinction?
Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 days ago
As it comes up? Idk. What, am I supposed to give a definitive answer now for speaking broadly? I’ve had .ml accounts actively deny the severity of the Tiananmen Square in their efforts to whitewash history. “Oh, it wasn’t that bad.” Really?
This is not a gotcha just because you’re listening to the other fool.
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, because you were perfectly happy/capable of giving one before:
Which while it’s good in theory it appears the phrase “accidentally bootlicking” allows for others, including a certain ‘argumentative gremlin’, to perceive that as meaning “so long as it doesn’t contradict my existing worldview”.
Having a stronger/more rigorous definition would help you with communicating your ideas, allow you to self-check for dissonances and help me understand if there’s anything of actual substance here.
So what’s your definition?
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Wooow. Amazing answer. Lol