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9/10 times, there's your problem right there... (media.piefed.ca)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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Remembering to look for and ignore folks with that telltale indicator has made the fediverse so much more enjoyable.

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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (5 children)

To understand what you mean, is that seal winking? If so, are you saying that maybe I'm not being forthcoming or honest? I hope that you and I and everyone here can agree that we're trying to understand what we're all saying and where we all stand. I'm not being sarcastic or trying to hide anything.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (3 children)

    Ah. Thanks for the explanation.

    Well, if I look at my posts and ask myself whether I’m sealioning, I do see that I ask many questions to others. However, I also see that I talk about my stances and my beliefs. That is, as far as I can tell, not sealioning. Sealioning seems to require work from others while not doing the work of communicating.

    Here’s a post in which I lay out some of my beliefs and stances regarding .ml: https://lemmy.ml/comment/23293518

    Of course, I could be wrong, but that’s how it seems to me.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Explaining your stance doesn't negate sealioning.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Gotcha. So you're saying that explaining my stance is compatible with sealioning.

    Here's the thing. I would love to have civil, honest, constructive conversations. Seeing that this can be perceived as malicious is very frustrating to me. I could be accused of sealioning right now. It seems like a trap: damned if I do and damned if I don't.

    What am I supposed to do if I want to have a civil, honest, and constructive conversations?

    I don't doubt there are people who sealion. I just don't see myself as having a malicious intent. I'm being open about my stances and I want to see what people's stances are. But, again, damned if I do and damned if I don't.

    I suppose there's nothing left for me to do other than tell you that, if you believe I'm acting in good faith, I'd love to talk to you. However, if you don't think I'm acting in good faith, then there's nothing we can do to move forward.

    Regardless of what you think and what you choose, I genuinely hope you have a good one. In the grand scheme of things, I hope we can all live good lives.

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