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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Makes me wonder why we even still have wings. Nobody can seem to define them adequately.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL this is actually a thing and I'm not just an idiot speaking out of my ass (this time).

[–] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

I remember only learning about it recently and being like "oh shit, so that's what's going on"

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cue the people downvoting horseshoe theory for no good reason

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fact that it's stupid is a perfectly good reason to downvote it.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, that is a very good reason to downvote your comment.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It’s better than the alternative, though it does leave me with a second question. If the far left and the far right resemble each other, can they be hybridized to make a kind of antichthon version of the center?