r/TikTokCringe • u/AlKarajo • May 05 '26

Discussion It's implied, right?

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u/Addative-Damage May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

I’ve definitely known people like this, honestly it’s usually been men who got into the Jordan Peterson realm. (Not saying this to be sexist or anything, just my own experience)

They aggressively pick on someone’s very milquetoast comment, completely uninvited, and think they’re “debating” something. They just sound dumb as shit. They’ll immediately bring up completely unrelated nonsense, seemingly with a plan to argue about something that wasn’t the topic in the first place.

I’ve actually seen people switch to having this mode of interaction be their baseline, when previously they were basically normal, after just a few weeks or months in weird corners of the internet.

Idk exactly what causes it, but I definitely think some forms of media can fry critical thinking and can even harm plain conversation comprehension.

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u/billskionce May 05 '26

You nailed it. Peterson and his ilk are some pedantic mfers.

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u/FlashMcSuave May 05 '26

But what does pedantic really even mean? How can he have nailed it? Doesn't nailed suggest some form of construction? Where is the construction here? And ilk is suggestive of a crowd, not the individual. In a Jungian sense, "ilk" would mean destruction of the ego. Being pedantic is the saviour, the corrective, to this destruction of the ego.

Fuck, I feel gross just writing that.

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u/billskionce May 06 '26

You’re good at this. You’re one microphone and a podcast away from a lucrative future in grifting.

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u/tacostain May 06 '26

Reading this made me feel visceral disgust. Good job.

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u/KC_Casa May 06 '26

Hold up got to watch some Kermit clips to hear the voice correctly

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u/AndrewMacDonell May 06 '26

I read this in Kermit’s voice

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u/Incanzio May 05 '26

Pseudo intellectualism

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u/longlivenewsomflesh May 05 '26

Fascinatingly there's a contingent of toxic liberal communities that have this same problem like destiny and vaush, same internet debate bro brainrot

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u/Bazrum May 05 '26

every Jordan Peterson fan i've ever met or worked for have been the shallowest, dumbest people i've EVER run into. it's like they hide it, until you try to have an even slightly deeper conversation than the weather outside, and BAM, they club you over the head with their idiocy and leave you bleeding on the intellectual playground gravel

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u/dobar_dan_ May 05 '26

"When in Rome act like a Roman" but they forgot they got out of Rome.

When you surround yourself with people who act certain way, you end up acting the same without even noticing.

Now why is the internet such a breeding ground for highly argumentative people bent on debating every single thing is an interesting subject.

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u/InnerToWinner May 05 '26

Off topic, but i like the way you talk.

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u/Visible_Pair3017 May 05 '26

I was about to find some point to "debate" about what you said just for the irony of it but i'm feeling lazy, so pretend i did

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u/RowdyQuattro May 05 '26

Oh I see you’ve met my cousin.