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[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 51 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

@Cowbee@hexbear.net if I were in your shoes I would be walking on sunshine. You've really managed a 'Loved by Your Friends, Feared By Your Foes' thing going. These weirdos are losing it over you for giving calm and we'll sourced replies consistently. These folks have really put you on a pedestal or they dug so deep it has the same effect, to mix metaphors.

So yeah, congratulations on becoming the Grendel to the lemmy libs. That would put a spring in my step.

[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 2 points 3 hours ago

I feel like it must be exhausting. Maybe I have less capacity for being perceived than the average but it's an tonne of emotional labour to reply the way they do.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 19 points 15 hours ago

Yeah, a lot of these guys are probably losing sleep because they're so mad about someone who they aren't able to just hurl slurs at until they go away.

[–] Wisp@hexbear.net 24 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Really funny seeing the most patient person in the lemmyverse being so villainized specter

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 31 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'm so much meaner and I've never seen myself on there, I swear they go after him because he's so patient.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 27 points 17 hours ago

It gets under their skin to not be able to easilt dismiss someone. Us mean people provide suppressing fire. Its a combined effort.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 17 hours ago

For real. If that's your nemesis, maybe look st yourself and those you're with

[–] grendahlgrendahlgen@hexbear.net 18 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I actually love the imagery of that mixed metaphor, and it's very fitting.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 15 points 18 hours ago

Thanks, I came up with it while writing it and noticed it was weird but also thought it eas pretty good