@gio70MM@jonahweiner i imagine your point is that it’s clear that he means that he didnt glean the significance of that detail - not specifically the technical implication, but the larger subtextual meaning. i’d say a lot of the replies are faithfully responding to that and are rationally perplexed🤷♂️
@gio70MM@jonahweiner i wonder if youre being equally ungenerous in your reading of these replies as you imagine themselves to be. imo many of them appear rational and reasonable
@KlonnyPin_Gosch to be fair is it new genres or is just life and art and the very existence and possibility of cynicism? (not saying youre being cynical, rather that a cynical take as such is possible to conceive of and construct and bring in to existence and consciousness)
@Richmond_Lee to me it’s an elegant explanation of his feelings but it’s mostly just that - justification. it is an appeal to be understood with a belated *reference* to an apology at the end. what is being offered, in his own words, is “commentary”’ (in service of…)
@johnsemley3000@LilUziVartan some of your other phrasing was understandable to me, but here let me offer: there is no such thing as a true synonym. then going off that, it’s a matter how generously one reads him. i find his pursuit of precision earnest (and successful). his word choice feels so satisfying
@Jake83055945@dorajfacundo while perhaps there have not been large sample size and peer reviewed studies, her statement is not inaccurate. for example https://t.co/8rdJvI1s0t
@owl5116 i see you gettin frustrated in your threads w ppl who havent read the relevant info. i wanna politely suggest to not even worry abt those comments. youre kindly providing a service and putting a lot of effort into it! dont waste your energy on that stuff. (and thank you!)
@nonametyty@gwumbyverse@katwgws @alexgervaiss i think many ppl who dont support current immig policy share your grievances abt ceo pay & hollowing out of cities & probs many more! but they dont find immigrants to be a compelling scapegoat. your disagreement w them isnt about the state of things. it’s your pref for redress