Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoOr are they?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1885arrow-down10
arrow-up1885arrow-down1imageOr are they?lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agomessage-square98linkfedilink
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months 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-up3·2 months 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-up3·2 months 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.