• Kindness is Punk@lemmy.ca
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    7 hours ago

    Counter-point, it’s well documented that narcissistic people weaponize these avenues (jokes, pranks, memes, sarcasm) to emotionally manipulate and distort conversations about what is permissible.

    I think that satire is an important part of public discourse and should always be allowed but you should also expect and welcome critism.

  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Ah, my favorite hobby.

    Ideally, the fights themselves are funny.

    EDIT:

    sp3ctral’s guide to ‘how to lemmy’:

    shitpost in serious threads

    seriouspost in shitpost threads

    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 hours ago

      Dearest Albert,

      You are cordially invited to disagree with me publically, wherein we shall ‘have it out’, at a time and place of your choosing.

      Honor, and decorum, shall be upheld at all times, as the intention of this duel is to illustrate that disagreement need not be derogatory and defamatory, but can be dutiful, dilligent, and demonstrative of respect despite disagreement.

      Yours truly, sp3ctr4l.

      PS:

      =P

      • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        Dearest Sp3ct4l.

        I gladly accept your most welcome invitation. for convenience, would it be acceptable to continue said public exchange in this venue.

        After reading your kind letter, with heavy heart, I feel the obliged to state that have I noticed that I disagree with one of your points. this doesn’t diminish my view of you as a person. But given the pieces of media that catalyzed our exchange, perhaps the point is that while a polite an honorable exchange is possible and welcomed. So would an inflammatory and derogatory exchange, which could use the full spectrum of emotionally charged language.

        Your’s dearly,

        Albert

        For the audience: I hope other witnesses chime in and become long term friends of ours.

        • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          57 minutes ago

          Dearest Albert,

          In light of your response, I have enclosed the following petition.

          Open Me!

          Sincerely, sp3ctr4l

  • BoosBeau@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Wait a minute… I don’t know how I feel about this meme… hmmmmm… that’s starting to make me angry