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minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoAnother reason: it’s really easy for unimaginative people to sound smart with cynicism. They’d rather be superior than be right. “Look at that crash! I told you that flying machines can’t work.”
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoOo yeah, for real. I kind of stumbled upon this in my teens (maybe everyone does), but luckily was able to snap out of it, woke up, and realised I could form flexible informed opinions that define my whole personality
Another reason: it’s really easy for unimaginative people to sound smart with cynicism. They’d rather be superior than be right.
“Look at that crash! I told you that flying machines can’t work.”
Oo yeah, for real. I kind of stumbled upon this in my teens (maybe everyone does), but luckily was able to snap out of it, woke up, and realised I could form flexible informed opinions that define my whole personality