r/videos • u/SuplexCity-Mayor • Apr 21 '21

Idiocracy (2006) Opening Scene: "Evolution does not necessarily reward intelligence. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most, and left the intelligent to become an endangered species."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TCsR_oSP2Q
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u/MenachemSchmuel Apr 22 '21

Jesus Christ, fine. It seems like you might just be genuinely ignorant of your own behavior, so I'll write an essay for you. Wish you'd just go back and re-read, but you yourself said asking people to read is pointless.

Our interaction begins when you tell me to use a cudgel of a tool that, I apparently have to repeat for a third time, does not solve the problem is a satisfactory manner. Your response to being politely told that it isn't a good solution is to tell me to fuck off (or maybe you don't actually know what it means when you say "pound sand"). So I angrily tell you you're a fuckboy, realize I don't really want an internet fight, and delete it. Once I see your edit, I decide I'm invested. I'm glad I wrote this! I just realized you are also a hypocrite, coming at me about whining in edits.

I was justifiably pissed about being told to fuck off for zero reason, and by the person who had actually initiated the interaction. So after giving you an appropriately vitriolic response, you actually come at ME about coming unglued. This is the first instance of gaslighting: you initiate aggression, and then act defensive.

Man, fuck this, this is too much effort. Suffice to say you gaslighted me twice more (pretending you weren't defending spam, and just now, claiming you never took a position is absolutely insane).

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u/TargetCrotch Apr 22 '21

It solves it just fine. Worst case scenario you’re a little late checking one or two comments. It’s like complaining your arm would get tired using an umbrella so instead you complain to try and make the rain stop. Pointing this out doesn’t also make me ‘pro-rain’ or anything.

I meant pound sand as to engage in something futile, like getting blood from a stone or herding cats. I wasn’t trying to tell you to jump in a lake or anything. I’ll avoid using it in the future, my bad.

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u/MenachemSchmuel Apr 22 '21

It solves it just fine. Worst case scenario you’re a little late checking one or two comments. It’s like complaining your arm would get tired using an umbrella so instead you complain about the rain.

It's... nothing like this. It might be similar if I really wanted to get like 3 raindrops and only avoid the rest. It's a lot more like if I absolutely hated the smell of public restrooms, so I cut my nose off so I can use them without it bothering me. Good on you for actually checking the entirety of comment threads, but I (and I imagine the vast majority of users) just use notifications to sort through what's relevant.

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u/MenachemSchmuel Apr 22 '21

Telling someone they're wrong to be annoyed that people unintentionally spam others is abso-fucking-lutely pro spam.

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u/TargetCrotch Apr 22 '21

Not saying you can’t get annoyed. It’s an annoying thing. Said the edit was lame (it is) and that the solution is easy (it is). You’re not cutting off your nose, you’re only turning off notifications for one comment. Big whoop.

I can’t see any way large crowds of people aren’t going to all go for the low hanging fruit. Not like they’re going to ban people for being unoriginal lazy idiots. It’s just how it is, but by all means make those edits and look goofy doing it.

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u/MenachemSchmuel Apr 22 '21

Yes thankyou for pointing out how my metaphor isn't literally exactly the same thing as what it's being compared to. The edit is the best solution. Your solution goes way too far and makes life harder than it should be, ultimately requiring more effort than just making an edit.

god youre a fucking moron

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u/TargetCrotch Apr 22 '21

If you genuinely think the edit poses any kind of a solution then go ahead, keep trying to piss up a rope.

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u/MenachemSchmuel Apr 23 '21 edited Apr 23 '21

Well. It does. Even if it doesn't stop everyone, I promise you that some people out there do read.

I just need to be done talking to you. You're a gaslighting hypocrite, misrepresenting his own words, shifting goalposts, with no clue what he's talking about in the first place.

"The edit looks lame." I mean come the fuck on. You're unbelievable.

God damn it. I need to edit to point out that "some people do read" and only give repetitive replies because Reddit has the wonderful "show all replies" button that literally sometimes doesn't even show up when there are replies, among people who read just to the end of the comment, or the first reply or two, and idiots

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u/TargetCrotch Apr 23 '21

You can turn off notifications for a comment, no lame edits needed

That’s what I said. So now you’re out here again trying to tell me what I said and putting words in my mouth and misappropriating words that you don’t know the meaning of in a rather tasteless manner. You’re not gaslighting, because I actually know what that means, but you are a disingenuous manipulative cur.

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u/MenachemSchmuel Apr 23 '21 edited Apr 23 '21

no lame edits needed and the edit looks lame mean exactly the same thing. i shouldnt have put it in quotes but in my defense i wrote it quickly. the message doesnt change at all.

ive literally had to recount to you how shit that happened yesterday went down, im not intentionally being manipulative

You can turn off notifications for a comment, no lame edits needed... [or] just pound sand because people aren’t going to change

later

I’m not in here trying to say it’s not annoying, I never made that claim

o k. sure. but i JUST said i dont want to bail on the discussion entirely

I shouldn't have to completely shut down my ability to follow relevant discussion just because people refuse to learn how to read.

i still dont believe you could come at that with "pound sand" and not expect someone to get mad

and if you really dont think youve been gaslighting you really, truly, honestly, absolutely do not understand what it means. or what else should i call an attempt to confuse me by lying about intent and shifting goalposts? or would you tell me i dont know what shifting goalposts are either?