Somebody whose job or context prevents them from saying what they really think (something along the lines of "that person is a fucking moron")
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Though to be fair I don't know if the age brackets of using that phrase quite line up with the one of this platforms userbase, so I think it tracks
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Republican politicians making excuses for Trump
21 1 ReplyAs a Large Lemmy Model, what comes to mind is a dialectical materialist who’s had enough of some idealist’s nonsense.
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If the former refers to me as such, does that mean they want to kill me on twitter? 😉
1 0 ReplyProbably. At the very least a maiming. 😉
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That they're a condescending and unpleasant person.
10 3 ReplyKind of similar in the unpleasant aspect but I'd say someone who doesn't know when to stop and take things seriously.
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Monty Python.
I can't believe people have semi serious responses to such an absurd turn of phrase. Spike Milligan would also be a reasonable response.7 0 ReplyI can’t believe people have semi serious responses to such an absurd turn of phrase.
I don't know, maybe they responded during work.... or have met someone of that description...
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I think of someone describing weird movies like Evil Bong or Pink Flamingos. Not much out there can get less serious.
3 0 ReplyI judge the person as impressionable and living in a world of their own. Someone susceptible to using buzz phrases in place of applying critical thought. Easily propagandised people.
3 0 ReplyI judge the person as impressionable and leaving in a kind of their own.
I think the second half of this sentence is in need of an editor. “Living in a mind of their own,” you maybe meant? idk
4 0 ReplyYeah I should proofread more on mobile.
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Some politician or political commentator spouting obvious lies, platitudes, and other garbage. News media ignoring real issues to focus on clicks.
3 0 ReplyThe first time I saw this term used was on twitter, from a somewhat funny twitter troll.
2 0 ReplyDonald Trump?
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1 0 ReplyTroll.
3 3 ReplyThat they have a limited vocabulary.
5 6 ReplyI recently called someone on here unserious for citing Aaron Mate of the Grayzone. So basically I think immediately of war crimes denying, authoritarian blowing tankies.
2 3 ReplyThe person using it desperately wants to be seen as serious and/or jacks off to PMC aesthetics
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