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Bruh. Attention seeking maxxxing. (thelemmy.club)
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[+] -9 points 3 months ago (9 children)

[...] I date at work [...] Because [...] relationships open doors

That explains why this person dates at work, it doesn't say their main motive for dating at work is to climb the corporate ladder.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (8 children)

    What do you think "because" means?

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  • [–] -3 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    "I poo at work because I get paid for it".

    That doesn't mean my primary motivation for pooing is getting paid.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Except that interpretation falls apart with the prefatory "not because" clause.

    "I ___, not because ___. Because ___" is an explicit clarification of intention or motivation. "I poo at work, not because I have poo inside me that needs to be expelled. Because it's a way to get paid for not actually doing work" is a more accurate analogy.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    “I , not because . Because _” is an explicit clarification of intention or motivation.

    Sure, but is it a clarification of intention or motivation for dating, or for dating at work.

    I poo because I have poo inside me that needs to be excreted. I poo at work because I get paid for not actually doing work.

    There's lots of benefits to dating - companionship, entertainment, engagement, sex, and so on. In some cultural settings in some demographics it's an expectation that single people will be dating. This post isn't explaining why she dates, but why she dates at work.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    See that's the thing, any interpretation is possible if you just ignore the explicit context.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    The explicit context being... someone explaining why they date at work.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yes. And that explanation being that it's more effective than other methods of getting promoted. That's the reason why.

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