Post #3364507

2026-06-21 05:34 UTC

This is a really mean thing to say out of the blue. You’ve assumed malintent when there wasn’t any. This you? If you know any teenagers/young adults who would enjoy “baby’s first psychological horror” this is a good recommend. Calling teenagers babies is malignant and degrading. Could have just left that word out and write “first psychological horror” or “introduction to psychological horror”. And regarding why say something: because they want you to learn about your behaviour and be able to learn and grow from it. So they care and think that you can improve instead of being a lost cause, where you just down vote and move on.

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@sangeteria@lemmy.ml 2026-06-21 06:13

Ok, I understand your perspective now, and I sincerely thank you for elaborating. It’s important to hear people out in full and really understand them before you cast judgement, and you gave me this opportunity to evaluate your stance. I could not disagree with with your opinion more, and find it appalling that you would employ the condescension that you so loathe in your response. When I say “baby’s first [complicated subject]” the implicit joke is that the complicated subject is indeed not for babies. To Kill a Mockingbird is “baby’s first systemic racism” but that should not be read in a pre-school. Linear algebra is “baby’s first abstract math” but there’s a reason it is taught at the 100-level. I find it extremely hard to believe that anyone would actually feel demeaned by “baby’s first psychological horror,” and if they do, I encourage them to evaluate why being a total novice to a subject gives them such intense feelings of inadequacy that they cannot find levity in their inexperience. The fact that I have to seriously acknowledge that “baby’s first [difficult thing]” is in any way not lighthearted is ridiculous.

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