• The Octonaut
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    4 months ago

    One question can’t be “sealioning”. Sure they aren’t curiously looking for an answer, but that’s not what sealioning is. Click your own link.

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      4 months ago

      I saw a further video of them doing this type of thing before.

      No need to be a douchebag.

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        4 months ago

        You said what they’re doing seems like sealioning. Not sure how any of us are supposed to infer that you’re not talking about the subject content you’re commenting on.

        I affirmed the rest of your opinion other than the trendy label you then put on it. Not sure why that makes me a douchebag, but then with me not being American there might be subtleties to the term that I’m not aware of like “calmly suggests you might be misusing a term”.

        • erin (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          4 months ago

          They called you a douchebag because your response was snippy and rude. “Click your own link” sounds condescending and arrogant.

          • The Octonaut
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            4 months ago

            You’re probably right. I can see how someone who sees being corrected as hurtful choosing to interpret a simple request that way, I suppose.