• BrainInABox@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    23
    ·
    2 days ago

    “You lose credibility when you make a thesis statement I don’t already agree with!”

    • drolex@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      2 days ago

      It was more “you lose credibility when you make a grotesque thesis statement, both in substance and on the form”.

      The form is sufficiently obvious I suppose. If I call you an edgy moron even before you disagree with me, you’re not exactly looking for a nice conversation.

      On the merits of the existence of authoritarianism, dismissing the work of someone like Adorno - just like that - is genuinely hilarious.

      • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        14
        ·
        1 day ago

        It was more “you lose credibility when you make a grotesque thesis statement

        Aka something you disagree with.

        , both in substance and on the form”.

        What the fuck does that even mean? You’re just trying to sound smart now.

        The form is sufficiently obvious I suppose

        In that they disagree with you, yes.

        On the merits of the existence of authoritarianism, dismissing the work of someone like Adorno - just like that - is genuinely hilarious.

        So they disagree with you