Like he's actually deluded into thinking "contrarian" isn't itself a brand that is a vital part of the Content Ecosystem
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This is also how I feel about the supposedly trivial dunk that blabbing about "the Smug Style" is itself smug - it's an important point
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"You're just saying that to virtue signal/look smart/prove you're on the right side" is an incredibly lazy yet effective sledgehammer
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And it's, in the original sense, an ad hominem - like, so what, who cares why they said it? Are they right?
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Debating like the important thing was whether HRC was "arrogant" or "smug" vs whether she'd be the better president got us in this shit
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The "I don't even vote bc all politicians are corrupt and fake bro" stance helped get us in this hole
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And I think in that context tu quoque is justified - "You're all phonies seeking social approval" IS A WAY OF SEEKING SOCIAL APPROVAL
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Seeking social approval is not wrong, it's not "corrupt", it's not disqualifying, and no one is magically free from it
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If I could replace you with an tape recorded message that just said "You're not perfect either" whenever someone talks what's the point
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"You're just saying that to get a job", "You're just saying that to get people to like you", etc, etc, ad nauseam
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You're just saying that so people will read it.
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