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minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI appreciate the correction, but there were two names on that list that were mentioned in the article you linked as having turned down the money. 🤣
minus-squarebiofaust@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoTurning down the money != not endorsing it. Can you expand on that?
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·13 hours agoTLDR: Who gives a shit? A. Is it really necessary to split hairs like this here? You come across as just looking for a pointless, pedantic argument. Obscure characterization of someone else’s motivation != anything useful. (Am I doing this right?) B. He fixed his list so it doesn’t matter. And if you did see his original list, then you could just RTFA they linked and figure it out. Being able to say something != Something should be said. (Yup it looks just as pretentious when I do it.)
minus-squarebiofaust@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours agoAre you even talking to the right person? I didn’t link any article.
I appreciate the correction, but there were two names on that list that were mentioned in the article you linked as having turned down the money. 🤣
Turning down the money != not endorsing it. Can you expand on that?
TLDR: Who gives a shit?
A. Is it really necessary to split hairs like this here? You come across as just looking for a pointless, pedantic argument.
Obscure characterization of someone else’s motivation != anything useful. (Am I doing this right?)
B. He fixed his list so it doesn’t matter. And if you did see his original list, then you could just RTFA they linked and figure it out.
Being able to say something != Something should be said.
(Yup it looks just as pretentious when I do it.)
Are you even talking to the right person? I didn’t link any article.