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In Defense Of Edginess

Imagine you are mean, don’t have a lot of empathy, and enjoy making people mad. You go on the internet and post the most provocative takes you can find. The goal is to generate attention, rea…

1:45 AM · Nov 1, 2021

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This I can relate. I don’t enjoy upsetting anyone. That being said, if there is a real issue, then it is fair to ask what are we going to do about it.

@JoshuaKessler1

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You just do you sweetie

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Related edgy (but accurate) take: the prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures were actually edgelords lol. While I have a habit of giving edgy takes/pushing boundaries and finding the cracks in reasoning+structures… frankly the tactic is ineffective. Feels good, but ineffective.

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...I think I've had this beaten out of me.

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I recently heard something described as “a pizza cutter—all edge, no point”. Setting aside the bit where exploration *is* a point, the part you describe in the beginning of your article is like a knife 1000 years ago (also used to stab food to convey to the mouth).

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BatmanBinSuparman

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Amen to tt... this is an ode to internet trolls

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