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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reminds of a post a few days ago, that described how people think you're condescending and sit on a high horse, just because you use some fancy words here and there.

Meanwhile I'm just trying to describe something with as much detail as possible, because it's important to convey exactly what I mean.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find treading the line between people thinking I'm talking down to them vs them thinking I'm pretentiously trying to seem smarter than them exhausting. It's a stupid game where I try really hard not to unintentiont piss people off and they get offended and resentful anyway because I dared to try to communicate with them but failed to perfectly thread the needle of how to speak to them on a level they are comfortable with.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm at a point where I just don't care anymore. If someone can't appreciate that my intention is to improve their understanding of the matter, then they can suck my nuts, and fuck off.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you're not being eloquent in your interlocution, then what are you even doing?