this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
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Murdered by Words

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Responses that completely destroy the original argument in a way that leaves little to no room for reply - a targeted, well-placed response to another person, organization, or group of people.

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 6 points 30 minutes ago (1 children)
[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 4 points 26 minutes ago

Young people seem to think that turning 30 is the same as dying, and I just don't get it

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

Plexiglas is fine though

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 hours ago

I don't understand this at all, but I think they are two ordinary people trying to diminish each other because of their choices in life, or something. This is why I don't like Twitter, Meta networks and Reddit. Good luck to these people.

[–] Nomorereddit@lemmy.today 0 points 4 hours ago

That chin of hers is 28 inches long

[–] Andy_R@feddit.uk 4 points 9 hours ago

Straight up murked.

[–] flamingleg@lemmy.ml 20 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

not having kids is one of the few things i am utterly, truly grateful for.

[–] OopsOverbombing@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

#childfree baby! So glad I got a vasectomy.

[–] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Being on Twitter in 2026 is crazy. Seemingly paying for that shit even more.

Pushing 40 with no kids and couldn't be happier about that.

[–] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago

And even if you wanted kids, it's fine. Late 30's here, happy I have none right now, and still planning to have some. Postponing dreams until a better place isn't a bad thing at all.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 18 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

I'm 39. Partner is 40. Married over 8 years.

More than once we've had a shit day with weather, or something breaking in the house, or dogs being sick, etc etc... And we'll turn to each other and say "Imagine we also had kids?"

Fuck. All. Of. That.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I'm single and I am thinking "I can barely clean after and cook for myself. Imagine if I have kids."

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 22 hours ago

Pushing 50 and no kids, no regrets. It randomly came up talking with friends last week and my husband literally barked with laughter "i fuckin' sank that ship 20 years ago looool"

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Bro it’s 2026. Almost every woman with children in my close circle who is of my generation had their first kid in their thirties. Like raising a kid is much easier when you have a stable financial foundation.

[–] expr@programming.dev 2 points 42 minutes ago

The average age for first childbirth is 29.6 years old. It's absolutely the norm to have kids at an older age.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

I have a friend who had his first at 18, I had my first at 36. We honestly cant work out who had/has it easier.

He had to scrimp and stretch every penny he could get his hands on. But he was young, had energy and his parents were young enough to help alot.

I'm financially secure (enough and for now) but I'm always tired as fuck, short on time and the grandparents probably consume as much time as they save.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 11 points 23 hours ago

All the ones in my circle who had kids in their 20s are miserable. The rest are childless and much happier (at least given the times we're living in).

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (11 children)

on the one hand, men in glass houses have no business throwing stones

what is on the other hand???

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

On the other hand it's funny watching a shithead dig their own grave

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 18 hours ago

A man with a stone throwing business

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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I kinda feel she described herself as an "older woman" just for the rage bait.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 72 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Once you pass 18 you're officially old, and there's no turning back

[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I listen to a podcast about aging and statistics. Your highest survival chance is just when you hit puberty. After that your risk only keeps going up. There's no evolution benefits with age.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 1 points 3 hours ago

Peaked at 14. I always knew this deep down

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 35 points 1 day ago

Not to leonardo dicaprio

[–] TheYojimbo@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (4 children)

You excluded the part where the guy literally said she was to blame for his poverty... Because DEI I guess. Lmfao two very deranged men.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I had been wondering where the other hand was in that little exchange. Guy should put a monocle on for his fucking bio pic. What an absolute douchebag.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also funny how he assumes she’s American. Just did some research 🧐 and she’s Australian. In Australia you get into a uni based on grades, not with a dog and pony show like in the US. So DEI doesn’t even apply.

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[–] mcqtom@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My car is also a beautiful moving.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I had a beautiful moving in the bathroom this morning after a few cups of coffee

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Since when was 28 "older women"?

I feel like super old and I'm only in mid-30s

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (10 children)

The original post was a tongue in cheek joke by the girl, she does not really think 28 is an older woman.

Can people just not parse jokes or read nuance anymore?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is the internet.

No matter how many examples you can pull to show us why we should know it's a joke/satire, there are 10,000 examples of someone being completely serious.

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