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gigaqps lemmy.world gigaqps@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-09
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"Get compliment. Argue against it."
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gigaqps lemmy.world gigaqps@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-09
#2 · Quote Reply

Ok class, find a partner. Oh god no.

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DaddleDew lemmy.world DaddleDew@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-08
#3 · Quote Reply

Oh, I do even better. I will purposefully act to prove that compliment wrong.

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scops reddthat.com scops@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-07-13
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I heard a good argument that caused me to suppress this instinct. When you argue against a compliment, you are forcing additional emotional labor onto the person paying it to you. Either they have to double down and say, "No, I really mean it" until you finally stop protesting, or they have to just awkwardly disengage from the conversation by not pressing the matter, making them regret the effort in the first place.

Quit being dramatic and just say thank you, for god's sake.

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gigaqps lemmy.world gigaqps@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-09
#5 · Quote Reply

Mingle at party. Pretend to study the paintings.

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zaphod sopuli.xyz zaphod@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-12-04
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I heard a good argument that caused me to suppress this instinct. When you argue against a compliment, you are forcing additional emotional labor onto the person paying it to you. Either they have to double down and say, "No, I really mean it" until you finally stop protesting, or they have to just awkwardly disengage from the conversation by not pressing the matter, making them regret the effo...

The correct response is saying "whatever" and then start talking about Star Trek.

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Coelacanth feddit.nu Coelacanth@feddit.nu
Joined: 2023-07-04
#7 · Quote Reply

I'm trying to break this habit but it's fucking hard.

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idiomaddict lemmy.world idiomaddict@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-16
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The correct response is saying "whatever" and then start talking about Star Trek.

Username does not check out. Where do I go for the compliment response of “duh” and HGTTG facts?

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idiomaddict lemmy.world idiomaddict@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-16
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I hate to break it to all of you, but if everyone* thinks you’re a good person, you’re probably a good person.

*in b4 someone names a famously charitable monster: everyone didn’t think Jimmy Saville or Bill Cosby, for example, were good people, to be clear. There were quite a lot of victims who thought otherwise. Also they were much more concerned with whether people perceived them to be good people than whether they were good people, so you’re also clear on that point if you identify with this.

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lugal sopuli.xyz lugal@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-07-16
#10 · Quote Reply

Nice meme! Well done

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WolfLink sh.itjust.works WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-06-06
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The top half should be red facing the other way

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SuDmit lemmy.blahaj.zone SuDmit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-10-20
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The top half should be red facing the other way

I mean, everyone subjectively somewhat decent at anything can get a compliment, even if unintentionallly.

...

Should upper half be gray and penguin looking directly at the reader? 🤔

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Rcklsabndn sh.itjust.works Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-08-16
#13 · Quote Reply

'Your hair looks nice today!'

'Thanks! I washed it.'

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WorldsDumbestMan lemmy.today WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today
Joined: 2024-12-05
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The correct response is saying "whatever" and then start talking about Star Trek.

I responded with "Yeah yeah, I know" in a disappointed tone.

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BradleyUffner lemmy.world BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
#15 · Quote Reply

It's taken me s long time to learn to just accept compliments

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muusemuuse sh.itjust.works muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-25
#16 · Quote Reply

I get the all the time.

“Nice talking to you.”
“No it wasn’t, but thank you.”
-confusion-

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itsgroundhogdayagain lemmy.ml itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-21
#17 · Quote Reply

Them: Haven't seen you in a while. We've missed you!
Me: You did?

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rumschlumpel feddit.org rumschlumpel@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
#18 · Quote Reply

gets compliment

How dare you!

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