rico (she/him) to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agowhy do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!”message-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1164arrow-down1message-squarewhy do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!”rico (she/him) to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWatDabney@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·5 days agoIn the terms of the cliche, they’re trying to have their cake and eat it too. They want the immediate gratification of being rude assholes, so they do it just long enough for that initial rush, then they back away to try to avoid the consequences.
In the terms of the cliche, they’re trying to have their cake and eat it too.
They want the immediate gratification of being rude assholes, so they do it just long enough for that initial rush, then they back away to try to avoid the consequences.