The Picard ManeuverM to [email protected] • 9 months agoLies, deception!startrek.websiteimagemessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up11.63Karrow-down134
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•9 months agoPlenty of people unironically using it believing it’s an actual argument
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•9 months agoIt’s not. It’s an insult towards people who can’t be argued with, because they just love the boot.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•9 months agoI see so many attempts to argue with people before the bootlicker insult comes out. At least I know it’s being used correctly and not as some kind of defense against thinking or engaging.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•9 months agoI see the exact opposite. I’ve never seen it in a context other than shutting down a discussion before it can be had.
Plenty of unironic bootlickers out there, no?
Plenty of people unironically using it believing it’s an actual argument
It’s not. It’s an insult towards people who can’t be argued with, because they just love the boot.
I see so many attempts to argue with people before the bootlicker insult comes out. At least I know it’s being used correctly and not as some kind of defense against thinking or engaging.
I see the exact opposite. I’ve never seen it in a context other than shutting down a discussion before it can be had.