tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post4778292741232828838..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Anatomy of snobbismJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-62725139800846112722013-07-09T13:54:57.643-05:002013-07-09T13:54:57.643-05:00Okay, playing with how you put things:
Snobbism i...Okay, playing with how you put things:<br /><br />Snobbism is characterized by spurious superiority, exaggerated trivality, an arbitrary shibboleth, an aesthetic pretext, and membership in a group.<br /><br />It seems like it could be tighter, but it also seems like the kind of thing that would be good at the beginning of a text in which you then fill in the details, paragraph by paragraph.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-50332070581286707542013-07-09T10:48:21.072-05:002013-07-09T10:48:21.072-05:00Be my guest, Andrew. Try to come up with a list of...Be my guest, Andrew. Try to come up with a list of single nouns based on these ideas. It shouldn't be too hard. Maybe a five word definition that expresses this idea? Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-28868996466151662622013-07-09T09:59:32.452-05:002013-07-09T09:59:32.452-05:00I'm trying to put your five points into a list...I'm trying to put your five points into a list: snobbism is based on a sense of superiority, the overvaluation of the trivial, the use of shibboleths, an aesthetic pretext, and a group affiliation.<br /><br />That's fine, but can the list be turned into five single nouns instead?Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-46480097798255303332013-07-09T08:04:22.081-05:002013-07-09T08:04:22.081-05:00Yes. I've been a snob so I cannot feel spurio...Yes. I've been a snob so I cannot feel spurious superiority in my effort to overcome that. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-49213216058433964452013-07-08T20:16:45.457-05:002013-07-08T20:16:45.457-05:00And then there's people who are snobbish about...And then there's people who are snobbish about snobbism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com