On the subject of outliers, are we supposed to assume that a user named MycoBro (a user who references smoking marijuana and having a particular interest in identifying Psilocybin cubensis) is actually academically interested in fungi, and not one of the vastly more common abusers of poisonous mushrooms?

[–] MycoBro@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That’s absolutely right. My interest in mushrooms led me to read a book about shiitakes(the mushroom at the end of the world). In my excitement I ordered some to make with my ramen at lunch(in a carpenter I have a medical card for weed. How the fuck does that make me a criminal? Wanna talk about mushrooms, man? Because I have a hell of a lot more to say than “they get you high”. Me and all my grand kids hunt for them all year long as they are learning what they are called, which ones are useful, and which aren’t. Your just as wrong and arrogant as you could possibly be. Edit: do I look like a drug user? You know exactly what I look like probably. Picture that but keep me kind of handsome. Is that different than a pig fucking with a black dude because he’s black? I’d bet you would hate that.

[–] jasory@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're right, I would be very unhappy if a pig sexually assaulted a black man, even if it was it's fetish.

I believe sexual relations should be consensual and between humans, I'm very conservative in that way.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I wonder if there is a word or phrase for when someone lost an argument but still wants the last word so they bring up a grammatical error or act like they don't understand common nomenclature and take every word in the most literal sense in an attempt to feel superior. Can any English teachers out here help?

"Grasping at straws" doesn't completely encompass this but it's the closest thing I can think of

[–] jasory@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

How did I lose the argument? I claimed that the user is probably a drug addict, they denied it. There is really no proving or disproving either claim.

The actual argument I made, that MycoBro's personal experience has little relevance, was completely unaddressed. Literally read any of his response, all of it was about consuming mushrooms, absolutely nothing to do with the reliability of anecdotal experience.

I merely made my last response because I found the clearly vitriolic analogy to be humourous, and the rest of the comment had nothing of substance.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Are you trying to say his position is invalid because he might enjoy recreational drugs?