It would be the readers of the thread who judge the legitimacy of an argument.
That's my point.
What's the point of making a thread, asking for "rational blah blah blah" opinions, when your first argument is to go "nah that reason ain't legitimate".
LOL
To state that there is a norm is offensive. There is no such thing as "normal". What you are saying is that what the majority do should be considered what is right. There was a time when the majority of people believed that the Earth was flat and that the sun revolved around it...
Are you supposed to be addressing a point here?
If you want me to replace the word 'normal' with 'common' I can do that easily. Or will that somehow arbitrarily offend too...?
Prisus planting the seed wasn't a lie, it was a statement of her opinion. I can't think of a time that any of her lies were given with a bad intention. As for the Aisha $20 000 carrot lie, Big Brother probably told her to make something up, seeing as he did not correct her.
I never said it was a lie, but the person who wrote the OP has likened it to giving a white lie where, and I quote, "to not hurt each other when a person is seeking validation."
If someone plants a seed of distrust, can you honestly say they are doing it to not hurt the other person? It essentially contradicts each other.
That is a matter of personal preference as well.
Ding ding ding.
You win.
Because ultimately, this is my point. It all comes down to personal preference.
Sounds pretty IRRATIONAL, STUPID and PETTY considering you never have to enter the "over the top, repetitive, constant threads" (of which I think there are about six).
How about exercising some self control if going into threads about Priyanka is BOTHERING you so much.
.... And I don't.
I stay away from them, apart from this one where I've been challenged.
But can you honestly say, that the Priya obsession doesn't creep into other non-Priya threads? It may be irrational, stupid or petty, but this whole Priyanka, Pristianity etc. sounds exactly that as well.
The point IS that they're all playing the game and singling out Priyanka for doing so doesn't make sense.
I didn't know Skye, Priya and David represented all the housemates. And there are certainly different ways to play the game. Or are you saying the only way to play the game is through "manipulation"?
And even in manipulation, there are varying levels of it, do you not agree? Much like, using the OP's example, a lie can have many facets, where it can be considered good, and it can be considered bad.
EVERYBODY in there has an angle. At no point in time is anybody in there NOT playing. Just by being PRESENT they're playing.
Okay, if you want to go along the cliche line of "they're in the house so they're playing".
Buuuuuutttt, the housemates don't agree with you. I mean, they've even nominated someone for being "strategic". The ones, who are
literally playing the game, even disagree with you.
Let's not write the narrative for her, shall we? By all means she was looking out for a friend. Everybody with a SEMBLANCE of AWARENESS knows that Leo has latched onto Skye for reasons not wholly pertaining to her companionship.
I would say that this is a good intention, no? Even if it wasn't, good for HER for gaming the people around her, I seem to recall Tim doing much of the same last year and getting ACCOLADES for it.
I take back that argument of mine. I (think) I've misconstrued what the OP meant by "plant the seeds of distrust". However....
Sure, it can be a good intention. I'm a bit up in the air whether Priya actually believed what she said to Skye, or if she was doing it to manipulate, although my instincts were telling me she was doing it to manipulate.
But ultimately, it comes down to personal opinion. I think for a thread that begs for "rational etc" opinions (oh and even more ironic, a post that criticises someone for writing the narrative), that it's laughable to state that what Priya did was for the good of Skye.... when the situation is completely ambiguous at the moment.
Cute but doesn't that fall under your "another subjective admission" parroting?
Yeah, it does, but then again I'm not the one asking for legitimate reasons and to post only if you have a "substantial, rationalised, critically evaluated opinion".
Also, I, Tahan (but notreallytahan), can confirm that this is all just my opinion and you can all think or feel whatever the fuck you want.