hmmm postrats decry precise language as an overreaction to rats demanding it? i guess the trick is in the balance, ve precise when you musthttps://twitter.com/mechanical_monk/status/1338949174990155780 …
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Replying to @ollyrobot
as with all dialectics the proper reaction to rationality is not to forgo truth for the sake of beauty, but to use truth in the service of beauty
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Replying to @mechanical_monk
Can you give some prominent examples of Twitter postrats please? Wonder what they actually are like.
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Replying to @ArturBuchhorn
oh no, i'm going to offend someone
the og postrats are, i think, @vgr,@literalbanana,@Meaningness nowadays when one says "postrats" on twitter, one would be referering more to the likes of@eigenrobot,@nosilverv,@sonyasupposedly, maybe@liminal_warmth or @browserdotsys3 replies 0 retweets 27 likes -
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idk, I half-picture all "anon" *rats as literal rats in my head, whoops Also, why the distinction historically? I vaguely followed SSC and LW for a long time (since LJ days, for SSC) and understood there was some backlash to cringe posts, but why did anyone care this much
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Replying to @GuilleAngeris @mechanical_monk and
it really does seem like it’s a cringe and also age thing (those identifying as postrats seem younger on average)
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Replying to @LucreSnooker @GuilleAngeris and
you have faulty assumptions about the ages of the people tagged in this thread
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Replying to @ollyrobot @LucreSnooker and
(until like 2 days ago I had these same assumptions)
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i identify as oldfag
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Replying to @liminal_warmth @eigenrobot and
Eigen I can't remember but I THINK you're older than me aren't you?
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