• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    On what scale, the scale of thanking someone and admitting I was wrong?

    What was I supposed to do, arrogantly continue to insist I was right in the face of evidence showing me otherwise? Take a video of myself on my knees and beg for forgiveness? Ignore the response entirely?

    I honestly don’t understand why saying I was wrong and thank you for showing me why is so offensive.

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      6 days ago

      On the “worst things you can do on the internet” scale. Been seeing that ramping up over the last couple of days.

      (I’m not the person you were initially responding to.)

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        6 days ago

        It was obviously hyperbole. I just don’t know why so many people don’t like it.

        And yes, I know you weren’t the original person. I think the ‘thank you’ in my post made it confusing though, so I understand why that happened.