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Of course not, but there's a long road between "disagreeing" (which is no problem) to "saying you're being misunderstood" (may be fine, but usually is already a step down in discussion quality) to "you're completely missing the point" (outright swipe). Commenters here should stay in the former zone and avoid the latter. That's not hard to do.


> That's not hard to do.

As a third party, may I suggest that this statement amounts to a 'swipe'?


I don't see why? I say that because it sounds like the kind of thing that's hard to do, but actually isn't.


Well, if you meant it in that straightforward sense, then it was not a swipe.

But I've seen the same statement used in a derogatory manner in the sense of "get this done, it's not difficult [if you're not an idiot]" by a bad manager or two. To me it does carry that other sense.




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