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Twitter is Pivoting
How does how it feel to you have anything to do with the merits of the post? He naturally blogs about what he's obsessed with, and his opinions aren't any less valid because of who he is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
makmanalp
on Nov 17, 2012
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He didn't say the opinions were invalid. He says it sounds whiny, and it does. He says it's insidiously self-promoting, and it is.
wnight
on Nov 18, 2012
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That's all stuff best left unsaid. And does it need to be pointed out that all this complaining about someone's tone is a bit whiny? Because it is.
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