• birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days ago

    My mental response to that kind of people is,

    “You chose to be the problem. Have you tried not being one?”

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      My mental response to that kind of people is,

      “You chose to be the problem. Have you tried not being one?”

      I do admit that it sounds catchy in my head, too. But I don’t think it would be a good or practical approach to convince others, starting off a retort with an ad-hominem right away 😅

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        Maybe then this:

        “If the others are the problem, then why do you choose to have a big vehicle that has trouble parking? Couldn’t you get a smaller vehicle that’s easier to step into, can transport just as easily, and is cheaper in terms of fuel usage?”

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          Maybe then this:

          “If the others are the problem, then why do you choose to have a big vehicle that has trouble parking? Couldn’t you get a smaller vehicle that’s easier to step into, can transport just as easily, and is cheaper in terms of fuel usage?”

          Much better, and it automatically picks a fight with the advertising industry (that has a very clear answer to that question), so double-plus good.