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Originally Posted by outlaw
labelling posters naysayers:
"But the root of all evil in forum—indeed the poison in the soul of internet discourse—is not bad words or telling people off. It’s arguing by imputing motivations, otherwise known as ad hominem argument. A special variation of the last kind is that employed by all self-professed “positive” people who “don’t like all the negativity out there.” They’ll call anyone that disagrees with them a naysayer, and they’ll proclaim how they don’t listen to or otherwise suffer “negative energy.”
to burst someone's bubble:
to destroy someone's illusion or delusion; to destroy someone's fantasy. I hate to burst your bubble, but Columbus did not discover Canada. Even if you think I am being foolish, please don't burst my bubble.
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Wow. Thanks for the research. I was referring to the articles (from outside the Villages) that I have read that attack the lifestyle. BTW many residents refer to the "The Bubble" not as a fantasy but as a metaphor...
Geez. Fuggedaboutit.