bites u

@snuffbait.bsky.social

bad, dismissive: "don't worry about it"
good, shows deference and respect for one's time: "you needn't concern yourself, your grace"

Ergative Absolutive

@ergative-abs.bsky.social

I'm working with a former PhD student on revisions of part of her thesis for publication. Every interaction is an odd combination of her telling me (correctly) that I'm wrong, while simultaneously unable to shake off the learned deference from when she was my student, rather than a grown up Dr.

jentrification

@jentrification.com

*knocks all of this shit over*

the deference to devils...i cannot