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Screamin' into Da Void Petraitis @petraitis.org

"Everything before the But is bullshit." Virginia Satir

aug 23, 2025, 11:05 pm • 350 6

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jimmycraig42.bsky.social @jimmycraig42.bsky.social

Even everything after the but

aug 24, 2025, 9:33 am • 0 0 • view
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PJA @pja.bsky.social

Not true generally but seems true in this instance

aug 23, 2025, 11:09 pm • 7 0 • view
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Yoga, allegedly @yoganerd.bsky.social

proved the point again!!

aug 23, 2025, 11:26 pm • 5 0 • view
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Infinite Perspective @infiniteview.bsky.social

Ha! Icwydt

aug 23, 2025, 11:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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Yoga, allegedly @yoganerd.bsky.social

i refuse to believe it was intentional lol

aug 23, 2025, 11:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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PJA @pja.bsky.social

Ouch

aug 24, 2025, 11:04 am • 0 0 • view
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Matt Cramer @mattcramer.bsky.social

Almost always true actually

aug 23, 2025, 11:17 pm • 29 0 • view
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PJA @pja.bsky.social

Nah, not at all. I’d say true almost never.

aug 23, 2025, 11:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Matt Cramer @mattcramer.bsky.social

Great point, but you’re completely wrong

aug 23, 2025, 11:45 pm • 5 0 • view
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PJA @pja.bsky.social

The word can mean that, but usually it signifies a much lesser degree of contrast.

aug 23, 2025, 11:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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jhallison87.bsky.social @jhallison87.bsky.social

You missed the perfect joke even if the author had no idea what they were doing

aug 24, 2025, 4:40 am • 0 0 • view
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Matt L @mattl1.bsky.social

Like, that's the literal definition of "but." It means that you're about to say the opposite. Otherwise you'd use "and".

aug 23, 2025, 11:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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Screamin' into Da Void Petraitis @petraitis.org

People, like Cuban in this instance, use it to preemptively defuse [mostly in their own minds] the real portent of what they are about to disclose.

aug 23, 2025, 11:44 pm • 4 0 • view
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Warhammerchick @celticdragon1.bsky.social

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aug 23, 2025, 11:20 pm • 192 1 • view
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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social

Huge fan of Virginia Satir. Surprised and glad to see her name. Thanks for posting this.

aug 24, 2025, 12:28 am • 0 0 • view