• Handles@leminal.space
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    11 months ago

    I think you mistake your personal favourite for “better”. No need to poo-poo others’ preferences.

    Edit: Thanks for the downvotes, they help me keep track of how many tonedeaf DW redditors joined Lemmy 👍

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      11 months ago

      I think when using words like better you are voicing your opinion and not providing any objective assessment on other peoples opinion. In this context I would interpret better as a subjective personal opinion. While a phrase like "a quote I like more from that episode: " would have also worked. In a forum using less words leading to a snappier comment is better for legibility.

      But I can certainly see how the phrase could be considered negative.

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        11 months ago

        I see your point that “snappy=legible”, but it can also come at the cost of losing nuance, dialogue becoming an argument, and ultimately “snappy=burn” instead.

        The reply above didn’t signal "Nice one, though I prefer ___,” it reads like “Wrong! ___ is objectively better.” I only reacted to this because OP explicitly called for personal favourites, and nobody should get to trump what others like.

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        11 months ago

        Really? In a thread overflowing with votes for “Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind,” I think you’re the one with a poor grasp of conversational cues.

        Anyhoo, blocked. Bye.