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[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 94 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's pedantry for the sake of being right. They care more about winning than the actual argument.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is why I detest the concept and celebration of “technically correct”. No, it’s not the “best kind of correct”, it’s being an asshole.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I mean, in the example you're responding to, many of the people aren't doing the "technically correct" answer of, "microbial life will continue".

They're just morons who heard, "life finds a way" and assume humans will be fine.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, it’s not the “best kind of correct”, it’s being an asshole.

That's the joke, though.

The character being quoted, from Futurama, is usually insufferable and often miserable.

Edit: Interestingly, the character is also relatively well liked and generally appreciated by the rest of the Planet Express crew. It's a pretty nuanced quote, in context. It kind of says "You're not wrong, and your correction is arguably unnecessary and objectively objectionable, but we love you, anyway."

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dunno, maybe. I mean, technically they were right but even when I agreed, and explained how while that’s correct it’s also beside the point, they didn’t like that either.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

It's like talking about powers and saying "The square of 4 is 16" and they'll bleat "Actually, a square is a shape" and you're trying to find a way to tell them that their contribution is absolutely worthless and irrelevant to the topic.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

It's not even pedantic. It's that same logic you could use to say killing a person does no harm to them because their body still exists afterward.