This is why I can't trust people who virtue signal (corporate/academia liberals
). I feel much safer around people whose significant flaws I know and could manage. Flaws signal relatability, authenticity, and skin in the game. Don't be a wolf in sheep's clothing.https://twitter.com/johndurant/status/1012395941628862464 …
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Replying to @MimeticValue
I often play up make-pretend flaws to signal I have enough prestige allowances; because those are made-up flaws, they can't be used by my enemies & I can impress by quickly "fixing" them!
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Replying to @PereGrimmer
Okay, nice tactic. I chain smoke cigarettes as of today, and only today.
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Replying to @MimeticValue @PereGrimmer
Shooting up in the bathroom at work to earn your colleagues admirationwhen you kick the addiction
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Replying to @paul_hundred @MimeticValue
ahaha isn't there a Seinfeld ep on this theme or something? --- Always good to have some sort of addiction or personal affliction laying in the sidelines, can lay groundwork subtly over years.
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Yeah. Pretty sure everything I’ve ever tweeted is basically a Seinfeld or Simpsons ref
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