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FindorKotor93 t1_j0u4a7k wrote

Yeah this is narcissism, thinking that the meanings you give to words are more important to what someone is saying than the context and intent. It leads to linguistic tyranny where you hold others ideas to your concept of words rather than accepting words can have multiple definitions.

EDIT: Can only people who have read the article and are willing to defend it's words in good faith comment. I don't like wasting my time, even if they are indirectly evidencing my point on this mindset.

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bildramer t1_j0ud960 wrote

What she means is that when you say something like "narcissism leads to linguistic tyranny", you should actually make sure you know what that means, and that that means anything at all, not just let vibes do the work for you.

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FindorKotor93 t1_j0udh1a wrote

Ironic considering what she said is that when you read someone say something, you should have a strong definition of words in your head and not conclude "Oh they can't possibly mean that."So either she's a hypocrite or you're a liar.
Edit: "Take it literally. Don’t translate it, don’t glamorize it, don’t make the mistake of thinking, as many people do: “Oh, nobody could possibly mean this!” and then proceed to endow it with some whitewashed meaning of your own. Take it straight, for what it does say and mean."

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coolcatthemusical t1_j0wmapt wrote

how are we even discussing rand on this sub and how are people arguing with you about this

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bildramer t1_j0uesx9 wrote

I mean, judging by what you said, context and intent (or what you assume is the intent) is more important to you than the straightforward meaning. What did you think Ayn Rand said? "We should use dictionaries" but in more words? No, the important thing she says is that we should live by ideas we accept as true, that we should uphold values we claim to defend. You don't need to impose your meaning on others, but there needs to be a meaning you take seriously.

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iiioiia t1_j0y99ju wrote

> Ironic considering what she said is that when you read someone say something, you should have a strong definition of words in your head and not conclude "Oh they can't possibly mean that."So either she's a hypocrite or you're a liar.

a) Can you quote the text where she said precisely this?

b) That's a lovely false dichotomy, but I think you may have missed at east one other possibility: you've misinterpreted the message.

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FindorKotor93 t1_j0z2qga wrote

A) I literally did right under: Thank you for proving me right by not interacting with the quote or second guessing yourself because your own interpretation of what I said was more important than context.
b) Nope. If I have to reinterpret beyond the literal meaning of her words, she's a hypocrite. If she wants me to take her words at face value, Bil's a liar. Do you have an alternate explanation or are you witnessing the NPD driven desire to shit on inconvenient truths even if you can't think of a counter explanation.

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BernardJOrtcutt t1_j109sba wrote

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BernardJOrtcutt t1_j109skk wrote

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Sitheral t1_j0vonxn wrote

There is one problem with that - people always pick up vibes, meaning? Yeah, sometimes, when the planets are in right place, I would say about an hour or two a day, if there are no distractions around.

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DarkSkyKnight t1_j0v4ul9 wrote

Narcissism is really being overused these days 🙄

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FindorKotor93 t1_j0vb0sz wrote

Ironic you'd say that whilst demonstrating your ego to the point you refuse to engage with my words only tyrannise them...

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iiioiia t1_j0y90t3 wrote

> Yeah this is narcissism, thinking that the meanings you give to words are more important to what someone is saying than the context and intent.

This is ironic.

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FindorKotor93 t1_j0z2c1q wrote

Nope. It's holding her to her own standards. Thank you for proving my point.

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iiioiia t1_j0zmfnb wrote

> thinking that the meanings you give to words are more important to what someone is saying than the context and intent.

You are taking your interpretation as being necessarily correct, ignoring your very own advice: considering "the context and intent".

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FindorKotor93 t1_j1006pl wrote

No. I'm considering context and intent. You are the ones who want to run from the words, their context and her intent to what you feel from them. As witnessed by your continual refusal to engage her words.

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iiioiia t1_j101v3z wrote

> I'm considering context and intent.

By what means did you acquire necessarily accurate knowledge (as opposed to belief) about intent? Have you spoken with the author of this piece?

> You are the ones who want to run from the words, their context and her intent to what you feel from them.

I am here engaging in conversation with you, and speaking as truthfully as I can.

I am not running from anything.

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