TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoWhat's the best psychology trick you know?message-squaremessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down15
arrow-up1124arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the best psychology trick you know?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·4 months agoYup. “Thank you for keeping off the grass” is presumptuous. It presumes that I have kept off the grass and/or will keep off the grass. And that kinda makes me want to stomp all over the grass.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoWho’s being presumptuous here? The sign isn’t for you. It’s for people not on the grass.
minus-squareMohamedMoney@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoThe lunatic is on the grass
Yup. “Thank you for keeping off the grass” is presumptuous. It presumes that I have kept off the grass and/or will keep off the grass. And that kinda makes me want to stomp all over the grass.
Who’s being presumptuous here? The sign isn’t for you. It’s for people not on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass
Fair enough!