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“My 2c” is an arrogant preface pretending to be a humble one. You really think your thoughts are generally acceptable dollar-denominated assets? To see this more clearly try saying “my 0.3 μg of gold”(worth about $0.02 today) Cryptohumble: “My 2 personal shitcoins”
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This explains why I find the phrase irritating. It’s generally used by people with a high opinion of themselves that they just assume you share. They think they’re being self-deprecating but aren’t really. Sincere and credible self-deprecation sounds different.
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Annoyingly, that performed high self-esteem is often conscious overcompensation for repressed low self-esteem so if you actually treat it as a worthless 2c thought to be disregarded, you’ll provoke a bit of a defensive lash-out. “Oh, you meant ‘my $2 ’ and were being humble”
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Note, this is just a natural consequence of typical mind fallacy coupled with other issues. People aren’t consciously thinking this stuff. It’s the fact that the dissonance of assuming a convertible thought currency does NOT strike most people that is revealing.
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To grok this, consider a comparable “typical height fallacy” exchange: 5’ tall person: “I can’t reach that shelf” 6’ tall person: “I think it’s perfectly accessible”
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