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The comment I replied to conceded wrongness and smugness but is still somehow confused why otherwise intelligent ppl dislike the movement. I was hoping to clear it up for them

Extra points for that comment's author implying that people who don't like the wrong and smug movement are unintelligent and protecting their egos, thus personally proving its smugness

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I only conceded it insofar as everyone can be wrong sometimes, but at least those people seem to have a protocol to deal with it.Most people don't, and are fine with it. I stand on the side of those who care and are trying.

As for smugness, it is subjective. Are those people smug ? Or are they talking passionately about some issue with the confidence of someone who feel what they are talking about and are expecting for it to resonate ? It's the eye of the beholder I guess.

For example what you call my smugness is what I would a slightly depressed attitude fueled by the fact that it's sometimes hard to relate to other people feelings and behavior.

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