I think the annoyance of pedantry is vastly overstated. It provokes a hostile response because, as a rhetorical strategy, it is most effective for evasion or dishonesty on the underlying factual point. Remove that and it's just another narrow interest that bores your listeners.
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Replying to @metorotem @rotemeren
I think this is right, but with the addendum that the former association lingers even when it's pedantry for the sake of pedantry. Not sure it's easy to separate the two.
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Right, it's a similar reaction to a person lying for no reason, which most people find annoying. Not finding it annoying is a characteristic mark of a sociopath.
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Wait really? Fuck.
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