The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoLies, deception!startrek.websiteimagemessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up11.63Karrow-down133
arrow-up11.6Karrow-down1imageLies, deception!startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squareZuberi 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down2·1 year agoPlenty of unironic bootlickers out there, no?
minus-squareStumblinbearlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoPlenty of people unironically using it believing it’s an actual argument
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s not. It’s an insult towards people who can’t be argued with, because they just love the boot.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoI see so many attempts to argue with people before the bootlicker insult comes out. At least I know it’s being used correctly and not as some kind of defense against thinking or engaging.
minus-squareStumblinbearlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI see the exact opposite. I’ve never seen it in a context other than shutting down a discussion before it can be had.
Plenty of unironic bootlickers out there, no?
Plenty of people unironically using it believing it’s an actual argument
It’s not. It’s an insult towards people who can’t be argued with, because they just love the boot.
I see so many attempts to argue with people before the bootlicker insult comes out. At least I know it’s being used correctly and not as some kind of defense against thinking or engaging.
I see the exact opposite. I’ve never seen it in a context other than shutting down a discussion before it can be had.