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neutrinoprism t1_j2fuobl wrote

"It's almost as if..."

This way of starting a sentence really rankles me. It's the worst kind of stereotypical reddit smugness: it gussies up some trite assertion as if it's a devastating bon mot against an imagined other, against some contemptible dum-dum on the idiot team, not like us who are on team smart. It's cheap, it's oversimplifying, and even when I agree with the sentiment that follows the phrase, I resent that this kind of cheap-shot sloganeering has displaced more thoughtful conversation. It's the pyrite of insight.

(Yes, I know I'm inviting comments using exactly that phrase...)

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gennnk t1_j2fumd1 wrote

It was really weird at first. I got high after school and I felt so dizzy. I didn’t even know what I was saying and I was talking loud in McDonald’s. I had this staring contest with a kid and I thought my eyes were open wide. He kept hiding and playing peakaboo with me. I told myself to stay normal because my boyfriend was texting me. But in reality, I told him to stay normal.

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