• Melkath@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    I don’t disagree with you.

    Just describing the existing system.

    This is becoming a running thing for me on Kbin. Describing the system and facing people who are angry about the system.

    I don’t endorse it. I think it is bullshit. But it is what it is until we figure out how to make them fix it.

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      10 months ago

      You’ll have to specify yuu don’t support it when describing it in a way that can be confused as a defense for it if you really want to avoid it. Saying, “nah it doesn’t work like that.” is very, very easy to take as an adversarial statement.

      It doesn’t imply defense, but it can come across as a defensive posture. Poe’s Law kinda’ sucks to deal with. It’s one of many reasons good speech writers are kept around. It’s not just about having correct English or making logically correct statements.