In this tweet I will grant you a super power of great insight, at the low low cost of becoming *intensely* annoying to hang out with: Every time tells a self-deprecating joke, they mean it literally and are pointing to a deep-seated insecurity they hope you won't notice.
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Mm, I can see some benefits of using "hyperbolically good" instead of "hyperbolically bad" when describing an experience of slight imperfection, frustration, clumsiness, etc. And... I also get a clenching, twisty feeling in my gut, when I imagine this pattern playing out
