• Mr Fish@lemmy.world
    751·
    2 months ago

    That is an appeal to authority, but not a fallacious one. Lawmakers know a lot about how and why people steal. Fallacious appeal to authority is when the authority you’re talking about has no knowledge of the topic, for example quoting a psychologist on nutrition advice.

  • Madison420@lemmy.world
    606·
    2 months ago

    I’ve actually had this dispute on Lemmy.

    Dude kept insisting I tell him my income but refused to say how or why it would be relevant.

    Ed: no joke, it was flyingsquid too which is a bit more funny tbh.

    It’s a very sensible conclusion when I’ve asked you how rich you are multiple times and you refuse to answer. Even after I told you my economic situation.

    You’re rich and you are embarrassed about it because it makes you look just as callous and dismissive of the poor as Elon.

    • NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz
      243·
      2 months ago

      To be fair, you did call them a petty tyrant for making a joke about trolling the sovcit posts as an IRS agent.

      Also made me curious if you do enjoy some light tax evasion or are into the whole “I don’t pay taxes because I am the only citizen in my own nation inside your nation” thing

      • Madison420@lemmy.world
        910·
        2 months ago

        Correct, that’s both petty and tyrannical which makes them a petty tyrant ie. Someone who would abuse their power to amuse or benefit themselves. It’s only worse that it’s on sovcit shit because that’s their actual claim ie that government is abusing them.

        Also made me curious if you do enjoy some light tax evasion or are into the whole “I don’t pay taxes because I am the only citizen in my own nation inside your nation” thing

        How? I’m literally pointing out their wish to abuse their power. Why would I dodge taxes if I give a shit about the government working as intended?

    • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
      221·
      2 months ago

      Your first mistake was choosing to debate one of the most argumentative people on Lemmy. Can only get weird from there

      • Madison420@lemmy.world
        612·
        2 months ago

        Not a mistake. I like arguing and getting them to abuse their mod power and admin connections to try to win arguments just makes it more entertaining for me.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      That’s such a low bar for “rich”. The difference between a millionaire and a billionaire is about a billion dollars.

      • DrDystopia
        2·
        2 months ago

        About the same ratio as the difference between a thousandaire and a millionaire?

        inb4 the tenionaire crowd flaunt their wealth.

    • DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      Bro you must be 0.01%er in his mind for him to compare you to elon musk lmao, I would take that as a compliment. And he did a foe par asking for your IRL income.

    • InputZero@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      That’s a single authority falacy, in this case there is only one opinion, the person who’s protecting their financial information, to promote the idea of not looking into someone’s bank account. When there could be a legitimate reason to look into a person’s finances.

      In all seriousness in so far as the meme is presenting itself single authority is prudent. Like what if every decision about yourself everyone was always a stakeholder? That would be hell.

    • weker01@sh.itjust.works
      12·
      2 months ago

      I was struggling to understand that for a long time too. It seems like it’s a mix of being told that just saying no is not polite and an aversion to conflict. Especially when stating needs.

      Some parents actively discourage their children to state their needs clearly and concisely from a very very young age.

      • Hackworth@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Companies that give personality tests in the hiring process are largely looking at your “agreeableness” score. We’re constantly taught (from an early age, as you mention) that the default answer should be “Yes.” If you’re creative, you might push it to “Yes, and…” But a plain “no” from anyone who isn’t explicitly labeled as a “leader” is a non-starter in systems obsessed with hierarchy.

        There are really only three options. Try to climb an existing hierarchy. Make your own hierarchy and place yourself atop it. Or operate within and between hierarchies without unnecessarily validating their existence. That last one’s increasingly difficult by design. And honestly, the second one usually requires exploiting others.

    • WoodScientist@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      Sure, that’s fine in IRL. It fails on any kind of discussion board though, at least for anything not as comically egregious as “give me your banking details.”