I have struggled with (my own) pedantry since I was a young child. It's like a biological urge to socially mutilate oneself
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Replying to @literalbanana
Why would nature give us these urges when they are so clearly bad for us in all ways nature cares about?
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Replying to @literalbanana
@literalbanana my instinct is to say that pedantry is programmed status play, but that doesn't survive introspection1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@literalbanana does pedantry feel like anhedonic addiction to you, or is it more guilty pleasure?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@The_Lagrangian no pleasure, just a really strong urge with no benefit3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @literalbanana
@literalbanana@The_Lagrangian There might be the occasional masochists who enjoy being pointed at and corrected.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@othercriteria @literalbanana @The_Lagrangian "The fools! With each correction I become more perfect!"
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Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient@othercriteria@literalbanana "We can make him smarter. More accurate. More annoying."0 replies 0 retweets 3 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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