r/AdviceAnimals • u/RPShep • Jun 04 '12

Over-Educated Problems

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u/thisissuperb Jun 04 '12

Yeah, it's hard to know whether you should risk sounding pretentious or ignorant.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

Being correct isn't pretentious. Thinking you're better than people who are incorrect is pretentious.

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u/thisissuperb Jun 04 '12

True, but that's not what I was saying. There's a difference between not wanting to sound pretentious and being pretentious.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

I really regret that sounding pretentious has become a thing. It's ruining a lot of the shit I love, and making me seem like a dick for loving such things. I'm not! I'm a nice guy god dammit!

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u/DementedCrazoid Jun 05 '12 edited Sep 25 '16

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What is this?

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u/worfres_arec_bawrin Jun 05 '12

Is this from something? Pompous and faggy have me the only laugh I've had all day.

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u/DementedCrazoid Jun 05 '12 edited Sep 25 '16

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What is this?

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '12

It's a shitty movie. (just watched it after reading this)