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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 7 Aug 2018
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    "Hill to die on" rivals "whataboutism" as the most obnoxious online cliche. Both are slogans meant to substitute for original thought, but asking someone why they're "dying" on a certain "hill" is a faux-superior admission that you can't respond to what they're actually saying

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      2. Chase Patterson‏ @ChaseWPatterson 7 Aug 2018
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        Is complaining about "hill to die on" really the hill to die on?

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      3. John Mark Rozendaal 🌹‏ @jmrozendaal 7 Aug 2018
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        He's not dying, he's killing it.

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      2. J‏ @FakeMeows 7 Aug 2018
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        "...is not a good look"

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      3. Jonathan Weyland‏ @jdub_2K 7 Aug 2018
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        Also "the optics look bad on this one" is a newer one that is gathering pace.

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      1. Aj Capone‏ @ajcapone1 7 Aug 2018
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        People love using rhetorical devices/logical fallacies improperly on the internet to justify their shitty arguments.

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      1.  💀 Prince of Warmongers  💀‏ @NightmareFuelNF 7 Aug 2018
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        This is a strange hill to die on.

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      1. Bjorn Larsen‏ @bjorn 7 Aug 2018
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        Neither as obnoxious as the online cliche that private companies choosing to enforce basic community standards of their choosing are committing First Amendment-violating “censorship.”

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      1. A Hero of Our Time‏ @randalsmith10 7 Aug 2018
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        Case in point: at 2:19 of this video of Joe Rogan slowly dismantling the argument of climate change denier Candace Owens:https://youtu.be/9lD29jqH078 

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      1.  🦇 Paяalla 🕷️ Views w/ J.G. Michael  🦇‏ @ViewsParallax 7 Aug 2018
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        I don't exactly shed any tear for the buffon from Texas, but damn if I trust Silicon Valley much either...

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      1. theBelgian‏ @jericho71 7 Aug 2018
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        It’s almost like those who substitute “can draw a direct line” for “can conclude causality”

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      1. The Nice Guy Yankee Fan (Not A Douchebag)‏ @JohnGalvano 7 Aug 2018
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        you sure you want to die on this hill?

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      1. Bernie Boomer  🗽 ☕ 🚦  📢‏ @katywh20 7 Aug 2018
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        Perfect example of what aboutism that really bothers me: what Trump is doing has been done all over the world, sooo <shrug>

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      2. Low Syrup Baja Blast‏ @thrilllhaus 7 Aug 2018
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        Would you prefer “digging a hole you can’t climb out of”?

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