The fallacy for when someone of a problematic group tries to justify their harmful ways by trying to convince people there was a silver lining. That it used to be good or still is good its just that there are a few bad people. But really its an excuse and a fake silver lining
"The leader of the cult like group tried to explain his Nickle Lining Fallacy to skeptists to keep them at bay."
by Cbafn July 14, 2025
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Meaning:
The simplest, most important truth in any situation — what it all really comes down to before anything else. It’s the raw core, the emotional or logical essence that stands before the usual bottom line, often hidden beneath layers of explanation, justification, or complexity.
Extra:
The basic bottom line comes before the bottom line — it's what everything else is built on.
Origin:
Popularized by Catalin Andrei Rajka, a Romanian creative and thinker known for concise expressions of complex thoughts.
Meaning:
The simplest, most important truth in any situation — what it all really comes down to before anything else. It’s the raw core, the emotional or logical essence that stands before the usual bottom line, often hidden beneath layers of explanation, justification, or complexity.
Extra:
The basic bottom line comes before the bottom line — it's what everything else is built on.
Origin:
Popularized by Catalin Andrei Rajka, a Romanian creative and thinker known for concise expressions of complex thoughts.
"The basic bottom line? I started this because I needed to feel something again — all the rest came later."
"Before anything got complicated, the basic bottom line was just this: I missed her."
"Forget the strategy, the basic bottom line is — he couldn’t let go."
"Before anything got complicated, the basic bottom line was just this: I missed her."
"Forget the strategy, the basic bottom line is — he couldn’t let go."
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1. "Hey man, the Line says we should go this way."
2. "Hmmm... I don't know about you, but I think the Line might be leading us the wrong way-AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!" *Immediately falls off a cliff and dies.*
2. "Hmmm... I don't know about you, but I think the Line might be leading us the wrong way-AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!" *Immediately falls off a cliff and dies.*
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