for those of you who are curious the reason im still vegetable posting is because earlier today the thread escaped confinement and now humorless fibercucks are yelling at me
anyway ive addressed this
anyway ive addressed this
the latest crop is interesting because theyre offering scorn but its incredibly low effort
this _offends_ me as an artist
this _offends_ me as an artist
insults, like compliments, are partly a performance or a metaperformance
we'll consider two types
we'll consider two types
a true insult is a possibly-devastating, violent reframing of another's story of themself
its likely that many of you realized you could deliver such insults when you were younger, considered the power you held, and recoiled from its use
its likely that many of you realized you could deliver such insults when you were younger, considered the power you held, and recoiled from its use
tweets like those from poopyass235 fall into a second class: statements that are expressions of derision aiming to raise ones own social standing among some audience while lowering that of the victim or of something he represents
derision absolutely has its place, but one has to be discerning about circumstance and execution, because it is an act of competitive social aggression and it is a contest that you can lose in multiple ways
picking on myself for a case study, here's an instance of derision that i would characterize as a solid success
some of the elements that contributed:
some of the elements that contributed:
1. the victim in this case was the original belligerent
expressing derision toward pacific actors is always incredibly risky because if they keep their cool in the face of derision the aggressor loses almost by default
expressing derision toward pacific actors is always incredibly risky because if they keep their cool in the face of derision the aggressor loses almost by default
2. the derision was a recognizable reframing of his tweet, made to look absurd
even in hostility derision should _engage_ with the person or idea it targets; to the extent it doesn't, it's a frankly crass attempt at pulling contextual social rank
even in hostility derision should _engage_ with the person or idea it targets; to the extent it doesn't, it's a frankly crass attempt at pulling contextual social rank
3. derision should be well-composed, as literature
it should be funny, or it should evoke pathos, or shame, or dread. it should _feel_ like something. it should engage the audience
it should be funny, or it should evoke pathos, or shame, or dread. it should _feel_ like something. it should engage the audience
in the current case, i was absolutely being belligerent about vegetables; so fair play to poopyass235
but that's it! there was just no art to the derision
but that's it! there was just no art to the derision
in summary, i am once again asking my detractors to please up your game before you come to my court
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