I really shouldn't have to point this out, but I have learned the hard way that My Master the Internet insists upon it.
When I said "stupid and thoughtless," I couldn't find a better way to express it. Thoughtless is about right, but not quite. "Without bothering to look it up and think about it" is closer to the point (well, it's "ironic, isn't it? That explains everything).
Plainly, it was a ridiculous quote.
As for "stupid," and here we go again on the Internet thing, I am by no means implying that Matt is permanently stupid. Or even more stupid than me.
But in that particular case, and on that particular point, I, as a potentially stupid and ignorant person who is willing to accept further discussion that indicates one of the following four non-exclusive possibilities:
(1) I am stupid (2) I am ignorant (3) The comment was stupid (within the terms defined above) (4) The comment was ignorant (within the terms defined above)
I, yes, I, am prepared to submit that the reference in question was stupid and thoughtless.
And most definitely not ironic. Socratean irony or otherwise.
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Date: 2012-01-28 02:28 am (UTC)Jesu Christos
I really shouldn't have to point this out, but I have learned the hard way that My Master the Internet insists upon it.
When I said "stupid and thoughtless," I couldn't find a better way to express it. Thoughtless is about right, but not quite. "Without bothering to look it up and think about it" is closer to the point (well, it's "ironic, isn't it? That explains everything).
Plainly, it was a ridiculous quote.
As for "stupid," and here we go again on the Internet thing, I am by no means implying that Matt is permanently stupid. Or even more stupid than me.
But in that particular case, and on that particular point, I, as a potentially stupid and ignorant person who is willing to accept further discussion that indicates one of the following four non-exclusive possibilities:
(1) I am stupid
(2) I am ignorant
(3) The comment was stupid (within the terms defined above)
(4) The comment was ignorant (within the terms defined above)
I, yes, I, am prepared to submit that the reference in question was stupid and thoughtless.
And most definitely not ironic. Socratean irony or otherwise.