I feel very cynical abt this, sometimes expertise can be used in reverse to create the opposite effect
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Reply · Dec 5, 2023@qephatziel @forthrighter such cynicism!Reply · Nov 24, 2021@reconfigurthing Sometimes utility feels more like schadenfreude, ngl.Tweet · Feb 18, 2025my superpower of questionable utility is sounding stupider the smarter the underlying insightReply · Nov 19, 2024@api_assasin cynicism -> not believing it is earnestness vs fake-nice needing to set the bar lower so their insincerity isn't penalized out of…