#my in/sincerity does not determine their perception of me; true. but neither does their in/correct perception of me determine *other* | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

frogeyedape · 8 months ago

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Mmmm....ironic mimicry may be perceived as plain opinion by someone not in the know that it's irony--that doesn't mean ironic mimicry is always and universally equivalent to "ironic" genuine opinions. It does bear thinking about whether speaking plainly/without irony might be warranted in various situations such as in the presence of people who you don't know well and who don't know you well (it being somewhat easier to weed out "jokes" from frustrated mockery of the opposition when you know someone well)

"reject modernity embrace tradition" isn't even a dogwhistle it's literally just saying regressive ideology directly. how does anyone not get this

#i can't control how others perceive me--i could as easily genuinely say “i think everyone deserves a liveable income regardless of work #ability“ and be taken as joking by someone who believes everyone has to pull themselves up their their bootstraps #my in/sincerity does not determine their perception of me; true. but neither does their in/correct perception of me determine *other*#people's perception of me. one person misinterpreting me as a fascist (mortifying) does not a fascist make me.#may all who read this be careful and discerning in their interpretations of others' beliefs and motives and in their awareness of others'#perceptions of them #on a complete tangent “the past is better” above prompted me to fact check a claim made in a fire safety training today #that more people die of home fires today than they did in the 1980's (due to...relaxed efforts to go above & beyond when building cookie #cutter homes leading to cheaper materials and more home fires)...well the claim didn't specify absolute numbers vs per capita or per fire #so automatically I've got a bit of difficulty in interpreting it. fact 1) per capita deaths by fire are way down from 1980s. fact 2)#absolute civilian deaths by fire at home or otherwise are down by far from the 1980s. fact 3) deaths PER FIRE are roughly the same in 2022 #vs 1980 (7.5 deaths/1000 reported home fires 2022 vs 7.1 / 1000 in 1980). granted 7.5/1000 is higher #but is that increase statistically significant? ie is there a real increase or do both rates fall in a 6.5-8.5 expected range?#fact 4) there HAS been an upward trend in deaths in absolute number of people from ~2012-2022 but not in home fire deaths #sources: injury facts national safety council fire-related fatalities and injuries (absolute numbers and per fire rates)#source2: per capita (per million) from us fire administratipn fire death and injury risk #both sources as viewed 2024/04/11

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