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alcibiades@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Bro it doesn’t make you sound smart to use words like “fallacy” and “tacitly” 💔 I don’t need “moving the goalpost” defined to me.

Tbh we operating on two different wavelengths. Let’s end it with this

My original question was poorly worded, not fully thought out, and in the most literal sense was wrong. And yeah it does minimize all advancement made as a byproduct, that was the point of such a question.
The argument that I am trying to tell you is not related to just the moon landing. It is a response to the original commenter who, in my opinion, implied that there was something greater about space exploration post-war. I think that it was a result of the USA’s imperialist and capitalist goals. Those goals (as they always do) lined up with the goals of the wealthiest and most powerful (non-politician) people of the time. Space exploration today isnt less exciting because billionaires have too much power. They still had a shit ton of power post-war and still ran the country.

I believe that the space exploration boom was because it was an opportunity to gain capital and win an ideological battle. In 2025 space does not fill that role.

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LilB0kChoy@midwest.social ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Bro it doesn’t make you sound smart to use words like “fallacy” and “tacitly” 💔

I’m sorry I have a vocabulary? You should let people know you struggle with big words.

I don’t need “moving the goalpost” defined to me.

You clearly do since you didn’t recognize when you did it.

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- alcibiades@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Are you not “moving the goalposts” by focusing solely on me making fun of your language and the definition of the phrase instead of the original discussion? You are dismissing my claims and demanding I talk about how smart you tried to make yourself sound.
  
  And the reason I pointed out your language is because it sounds so different than your first comment that it’s obvious that you took it from somewhere else (you literally copy/pasted Wikipedia’s definition of “moving the goalposts” you aren’t slick lol)
  
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  - LilB0kChoy@midwest.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    Are you not “moving the goalposts” by focusing solely on me making fun of your language and the definition of the phrase instead of the original discussion? You are dismissing my claims and demanding I talk about how smart you tried to make yourself sound.
    
    Do you need the definition provided again? I’m responding to the insult you started your last reply with. I addressed the parts that I had something to say about. I don’t really care what your opinion on the moon landing is. Certainly not enough to argue with you about it; just your garbage question.
    
    And the reason I pointed out your language is because it sounds so different than your first comment that it’s obvious that you took it from somewhere else
    
    My first post which was a quote and two links? I’m sorry you struggle to use longer words but not everybody does.
    
    (you literally copy/pasted Wikipedia’s definition of “moving the goalposts” you aren’t slick lol)
    
    I did. Do you get mad when people provide a definition from a Dictionary too?
    
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    alcibiades@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Buddy you picked one (one) sentence from my original comment, decided that was the only relevant bit of information, and then blabbered on about what it means to move the goalposts.
    
    The reason I pointed out you copy/pasting the definition is because you clearly wanted it to look like you came up with that yourself. You didn’t put it in quotes and you didn’t add a link (unlike your other comments where you either provided a source or put a statement in quotes). You aren’t consistent, it makes you a bad writer.
    
    Also we both sound like idiots in case you haven’t realized. It’s sounds so stupid to be like “yeah I actually won the comment chain cause I was only responding to the one hyperbolic and purposefully angering statement and not the other parts. So you’re the idiot actually”
    
    And I sound stupid cause I keep responding to you. So how about we both agree we sufficiently wasted our time and leave it at that. 😣
    
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