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brookstyesterday at 7:57 PM3 repliesview on HN

Sigh. Reductionist thinking again. Yes, of course, if you literally say “small penis” the plaintiff would rightfully cite this history.

But it’s not meant to be taken literally, like those are magic words. You say “he failed upwards, funded by family wealth and connections, despite everyone thinking he was an idiot who could barely string a sentence together”

The point is to emphasize, even exaggerate, low-status negative qualities.


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genxyyesterday at 8:13 PM

It isn't the size of your tort, it is how you use it.

Also, are men this easily manipulated?

Yes.

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pessimizeryesterday at 8:38 PM

Were you trying to reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48797302? Because as it is it seems like you're being snarky with Wikipedia.

techscruggsyesterday at 8:57 PM

This sounds like exactly the kind of thing that some with a small penis would say ...