Corollary! This kind of power game is actually something I love doing in safe, negotiated and consensual settings. Cheerful friendly bullshit about science? YES PLEASE. Cheerful tongue-in-cheek bullshit about The Wrong Linguistic Prescriptivism? Sign me up!
It's a test of strength just as much as physical sparring is. Done in safety & voluntarily, instead of out of necessity, it teaches me about myself & about my capabilities & limits, & it's just fun. It pushes me to be better and think faster, and it lets me play with getting things wrong with a safety net in place.
If I have to use this skill set to defend myself, something is already very, very wrong.
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Re: WAIT I HAVE MORE THINGS TO SAY
Date: 2014-08-15 12:07 am (UTC)It's a test of strength just as much as physical sparring is. Done in safety & voluntarily, instead of out of necessity, it teaches me about myself & about my capabilities & limits, & it's just fun. It pushes me to be better and think faster, and it lets me play with getting things wrong with a safety net in place.
If I have to use this skill set to defend myself, something is already very, very wrong.