Post #4259520
2026-07-30 22:39 UTC
I saw a toot to which I really wanted to reply, as a smartass, "pics or it didn't happen," but in this specific case, in doing so, I would have been a major asshole. I managed to restrain myself and not reply. I try not to give in to my asshole tendencies. I'm not always successful. Sometimes my inner asshole manages to do something before my brain recognizes it for what it is.
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@emeb@society.oftrolls.com 2026-07-30 22:47
@brouhaha@mastodon.social I find myself in this situation fairly often. When I do, it's helpful to remember John Scalzi's maxim: The failure mode of clever is asshole.