Would you prefer OC was more specific, ie “the author turned out to be a racist”, or do you have an issue with calling someone like this despicable?

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IAmBroom 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Obviously, I would prefer OC was more specific. I said as much.

	▲	smokedetector1 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Genuine question: are you on the spectrum? I find this reaction strange

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linksnapzz a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I always read that word as though it were being pronounced by Daffy Duck; "you're dethpikable!".

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cwmoore a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Is it not obvious? Replace “fairly despicable” with “white nationalist” instead of whatever anyone might imagine could make a mathematician despicable?

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smokedetector1 20 hours ago | parent [-]

Why does this shorthand upset you?

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cwillu 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A shorthand is generally unambiguous in context; this was not.

	▲	smokedetector1 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Why does it matter to you so much that OC is unambiguous?

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cwmoore 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I am not upset. It is obviously obstusely, impenetrably vague. What is your problem?