• Neato@ttrpg.network
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    8 months ago

    It’s pedantry for the sake of being right. They care more about winning than the actual argument.

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      8 months ago

      This is why I detest the concept and celebration of “technically correct”. No, it’s not the “best kind of correct”, it’s being an asshole.

      • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        I mean, in the example you’re responding to, many of the people aren’t doing the “technically correct” answer of, “microbial life will continue”.

        They’re just morons who heard, “life finds a way” and assume humans will be fine.

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        8 months ago

        No, it’s not the “best kind of correct”, it’s being an asshole.

        That’s the joke, though.

        The character being quoted, from Futurama, is usually insufferable and often miserable.

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      8 months ago

      I dunno, maybe. I mean, technically they were right but even when I agreed, and explained how while that’s correct it’s also beside the point, they didn’t like that either.

      ¯\_(ツ)_/¯