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mr_noxx

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DISCLAIMER: I don't respond to rude, snarky, or otherwise immature and mean-spirited replies. I block and ignore. Adults who want to engage with me in a mature and civil manner (even if we happen to disagree on a topic) are always welcome.

  • What is the point of down vote spamming?

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  • I'm not really sure, either. Do some Lemmy clients curate what's in your feed based upon votes? If that's the case, I can see people trying to manipulate that...

  • What is the term for using positive rhetoric to cover up negative actions or behavior?

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  • No, really the best example I can give is the one I've already made about the racist neighbor. If there isn't a term for this sort of behavior, there needs to be one.

  • What is the term for using positive rhetoric to cover up negative actions or behavior?

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  • Both of those terms are accurate to what I'm describing. It's like racist neighbors finding everything wrong with the upkeep of your house or how much noise your kids are making just to cover up the fact that they don't want to live next to someone of color.

  • What is the term for using positive rhetoric to cover up negative actions or behavior?

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  • I've not heard of 'sanewashing' before. That's an interesting one. It may be 'gaslighting', but I'm not sure. A fictional example of what I'm talking about would be the guy who dates a woman to get closer to her sister. Or Homer Simpson buying a bowling ball for Marge Simpson's birthday and saying 'Well, if you don't want it, I know someone who could really, really use it....' :D

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    What is the term for using positive rhetoric to cover up negative actions or behavior?

  • YSK that Politico is a subsidiary of Axel Springer, a right-wing propaganda house

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  • This is a fantastic resource to answer that very question, and I rely on it quite a lot: Media Bias Fact Check

  • Why We Were Told to Hate Nickelback

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  • I don't hate Nickelback any more than I do any other repetitive, commercialized radio rock. It's catchy, but doesn't really move me at all. /shrug

  • Work smarter, not harder

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  • It really depends on the company you're applying to. If it's a small business? Yeah, no. They usually can't afford or don't want to bother with a vetting agency. If it's some big corporation? Sure, they'll probably do that. At the end of the day though, it's a question of how suspicious you or your resume look that will decide how much energy they want to put in to vetting the claims you make.

  • Work smarter, not harder

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  • You're assuming that the HR department is diligent and willing to expend the energy to track you, and the other three hundred candidates' information down for this single role. In my experience, this is a wild assumption.

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    A mural drawn by artist: Topsy depicting Alex Pretti trying to protect Lady Justice from ICE.

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  • Jesus Christ this hits hard.... 😢

  • Tux fallacy

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  • In my experience, this is pretty much the entirety of the internet.

  • The lyrics to "if you're happy and you know it" imply you can be happy and not know it

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  • Usually those good choices come from wisdom gained from screwing up. At least that's been my experience! :D

  • The lyrics to "if you're happy and you know it" imply you can be happy and not know it

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  • I think culture plays a huge part in this. In heavily industrialized countries (like America, for example), we are taught that more is always better and that living a simple life is somehow shameful or a waste of potential (not everyone believes this, of course - I'm generalizing). Many, many studies have consistently shown that the happiest people on earth are often those who lead the simplest lives. Perspective really is everything.

  • The lyrics to "if you're happy and you know it" imply you can be happy and not know it

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  • Life is making mistakes and deciding how to live with them. :)

  • The lyrics to "if you're happy and you know it" imply you can be happy and not know it

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  • There have been times in my life where I was happy but didn't realize it until it was too late, so this checks out.

  • seriously...

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  • So.....'WOOST-a-sher'? Hmm....interesting! Thanks! :)

  • seriously...

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  • Isn't it 'WORST-er-sure'?

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    Faramir.

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  • Bettermir.

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    Faramir.

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  • I immediately thought the same thing! 😁

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    DuckDuckGo Launches Public Vote on AI and User Choice

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  • I'm pretty sure everyone understood what I meant, anyway.