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lemmy user(ule)s: "this sign won't stop me because i can't read" (lemmy.cafe)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I prefer to tell people they're being foolish. Foolish is something we all do, and one can snap out of it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I've come to use this more as well. There's never a real need to insult someone's intelligence, but there is often a need to point out when someone is acting like a fool.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Seems like a good word, I like that