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It's best to judge people by their actions more than their words, but on social media, you only see people's words. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 2 months ago by VerbFlow to c/showerthoughts
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I know this sounds pretentious (which is quite ironic), but this is something I've noticed about the internet. You never read about what someone does, only what they say. You hear politicians claim that they'll fix the economy, or celebrities make speeches about what they feel like, or what "message" a fictional movie has being discussed over and over, but none of that matters, because it's all saying and no doing!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Posting thoughts on social media in the form of words is an action.

[–] Etterra 5 points 2 months ago

Although I'm curious to know if it's a full or multiple round action. With traditional D&D having 6 seconds to a round, it might be two rounds, maaaaaybe three.

[–] SlothMama 3 points 2 months ago

But talking out loud with words isn't action? I broadly agree with you, but by that logic it deconstructs the statement entirely.

If typing words is action, then so it's speaking, so the rules are made up and the points don't matter.

Except actions and words both matter so I think the saying is garbo.

[–] VerbFlow 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Showing up to a protest is also an action. So is smashing someone's car. Do you think you can feed the hungry purely by posting thoughts on social media?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

None of those actions feeds the hungry

[–] GrammarPolice 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Translation: "I have no way of arguing with this obvious and simply stated fact, so I'll pretend they're 14 and think it's deep and then attack them for that. I'm 28 and this is a worthwhile use of my time."

[–] GrammarPolice -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm not 28

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh but I bet that other person is 14 then. That's obviously the substance of my critique, you win.

[–] GrammarPolice 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Your behaviour is quite excrubulent right now. I don't appreciate that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Glad to hear it!

[–] ViscloReader 1 points 2 months ago

Funniest shit I read today