"After all, what is the difference between pretentiousness and seriousness? Only a contract between the speaker and the author. People call things “pretentious” in order to put them in their place; if a thing has been conceded to actually occupy a place of seriousness, it’s immune from charges of pretension."
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John Darnielle (via insomnius)
Yes. Correct.
(via liquidiousfleshbag)
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Ah, okay, I think I get what you mean now. (Though I think I sort the terms differently: both bullshittery and...
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Coming on this discussion late, but in my experience, accusations about pretension/pretentiousness have little to do...
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I claim no mind-reading abilities, but here, have one not-impossible example: people with that complaint think that...
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i tend to use “pretentious” only when referring to people who are judgmental, in some way, of those they deem inferior....
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i never thought of it this way but it is so right
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