Yes
If someone replies with just the words “that’s not dull”, I interpret it as more of a gatekeep-y response. The ones I naturally read as compliments usually have a little more flair, e.g. “Way too interesting to post here” “this is more of a c/extraordinarygentlemensclub post”
Checked to see if that was a real comm, i’m dissapointed.
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well I should start by saying this is not really a shower thought and would make more sense in ask lemmy but for myself its kinda a compliment.
A question can be a shower thought, especially if it’s a rhetorical question.
Not to mention, the Philosophical Raptor meme format is pretty much just interrogative shower thoughts
Wait. Are you complimenting or gatekeeping?
a bit of joking because of his topic and a bit of gatekeeping because it is the wrong community for a question but he is saying its rhetorical.
I’ve only seen it in a you’re selling yourself short fashion.
As long as it’s something you did, people seem quite relaxed about what gets posted.
I’ve only seen it in a you’re selling yourself short fashion.
Yeah, that’s usually how I see it, or maybe just how I’ve always interpreted it.
Mostly a compliment. You can get a gut feeling from comments that just say: “Not dull.” or similar.
Not a shower thought
We’re jealous.
They’re admitting how dull they are.
This guy’s a total shower.
as a compliment?
Depends if it’s truly dull or not
it’s like the unpopular opinion sub, technically you have to upvote stuff you don’t like
Matters of taxonomy.
both
Most likely they are pointing out that you lack a certain subtlety of understanding and have made a mistake.
