LoZoccolo
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Sat Jul-24-04 08:14 PM
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I have this idea that snobbery is rooted in... |
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...the fact that we have limited time, and it can easily be wasted.
Now disprove me.
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mdmc
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Sat Jul-24-04 08:16 PM
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snobbery is rooted in the sin of pride. Procrastination falls under the sin of sloth.
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Kathy in Cambridge
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Sat Jul-24-04 08:18 PM
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4. snobbery is also rooted in conformity |
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people who try to conform to an ideal at the exclusion of others
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Sat Jul-24-04 08:20 PM
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5. what is the ideal that they conform to? |
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Sat Jul-24-04 08:22 PM
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I'm talking about why people would engage in it.
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Sat Jul-24-04 08:18 PM
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3. I believe snobbery comes from |
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understanding that if a person cannot help you further yourself, they're not worth your time.
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LoZoccolo
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Sat Jul-24-04 08:21 PM
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That's a more elaborate way of saying it.
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Sat Jul-24-04 08:24 PM
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8. Pride can be good. Snobbery is vulgarized pride. |
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