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135 points holman | 4 comments | 30 Oct 25 18:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nonethewiser[dead post] ◴[30 Oct 25 19:56 UTC] No.45764569[source]▶
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apsurd ◴[30 Oct 25 19:59 UTC] No.45764609[source]▶
Why do you feel the need to talk about how people talk?

And now you got me doing it lol. It's just something to do. we're all doing it. chill.

and now you're stuck cuz if you respond to me, well is it jut an inferiority complex, need to be right?

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1. nonethewiser ◴[30 Oct 25 20:02 UTC] No.45764638[source]▶
I think I already provided that context. I dont understand why someone would talk this way because it feels like something that would satisfy the ego of a toddler. And be ingratiating at best to a well-adjusted adult. I would feel similarly if someone pinched my cheeks and said "aw arent you just a wittle cutesy-wootsy." Yet I see it used without any meaning of offense.

Is it a need to be special? Do you get this overly flattering language in cultures where individualism isnt so pronounced?

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2. SappingTillion3 ◴[30 Oct 25 20:05 UTC] No.45764690[source]▶
why do people feel like they need the last word? it feels like something that would satisfy the ego of a toddler.
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3. nonethewiser ◴[30 Oct 25 20:08 UTC] No.45764728[source]▶
Im responding to his question. Now I'm responding to your question. It's not fair to characterize that as "getting the last word." Don't you think?
4. apsurd ◴[30 Oct 25 20:08 UTC] No.45764735[source]▶
After thinking about it charitably, it seems like you're asking "why are people different?" Are they being different because they want to convey "being different".

Maybe. But also, people are different because people are different. There's variance. Variance in the Universe is a good thing. I'm no physicist so I'm going to get this some degree of wrong but I'm pretty sure variance (of time/space) is pretty much the definition of reality.

The language topic is good too. English does have a ton of words and so it's baked in the language to be flowery, "extra" if you will. Yeah, different languages, also cool.