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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wow, so yeah, you obviously enrage people when you say something ridiculously dumb and behave like you know it better. That's just called being an asshole.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"It's just prank bro!"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

you could just not engage ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠∵⁠ ⁠)⁠┌

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sharks are smooth. my uncle is a shark and he said so

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bullshit. Everyone knows sharks dont really exist. It's all a ploy by IKEA to sell more plushies.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Everyone thinks ikea is swedish but its actually the dutch doing research and development for new lego but they pretend they are swedish so noone steals their designs

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

You think IKEA exists?

[–] shoop 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

ableism 🥰

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago

OK but you have to recognize that this is being an asshole in a different way. Don't do either of these things preferably

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, you don't understand.

First, you act like a moron

Then, you piss some people off

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, seems like someone felt the need to compulsively correct a another's statement and establish their authority on the subject. They should really warn people about this..

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or maybe it's because the truth matters and spreading disinformation is bad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

I'm a female-passing (afab agender but that's beside the point) physicist. I do this when men (honest to god it's always been men so far) explain something to me that i obviously know better. Like for example they'll know I'm a physicist but explain to me that water boils at a lower temperature in the mountains or something like that. I'll just play a game to see just how dumb i can get them to think i am. Pretty dumb is usually the answer.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

They reenact the "crying woman yelling at stubborn cat" meme perfectly.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

I tend to adopt the view that my words aren't just distracting sounds that come from a hole in my face and try to extend the trust and courtesy to others.

I don't think it's generally very nice to say things we don't mean to wind people up. you can just say "I think you're being a wanker, pull your head in" instead of whatever this is.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

So glad I grew out of being a know-it-all. Now I just do it when I want to be an asshole.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Generally I have found people are usually not capable of moving on if someone challenges their ego or beliefs, even when it is apparent that the person is just being contrarian or otherwise doing it to get under their skin.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Sure buddy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you know that the Octopus (pluralized as octi) is the only species of amphibian to change its gender over the course of its lifepan?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean Nemo's dad did it too so idk

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Confirmed: Nemo's dad is an octopus.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I have fixed this by becoming arrogant in the reverse way, unless I am the dumbest person in the room, I want to leave.

"Oh you want me teach you about what I know? Fuck you? You want to teach me everything you know about shellfish? Sign me the fuck up."