The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agoLies, deception!startrek.websiteimagemessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up11.63Karrow-down134
arrow-up11.6Karrow-down1imageLies, deception!startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square154fedilink
minus-squareStumblinbear@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoPlenty of people unironically using it believing it’s an actual argument
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoIt’s not. It’s an insult towards people who can’t be argued with, because they just love the boot.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 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-squareStumblinbear@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 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 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.