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Potemkin Understanding

It isn't just the AI models doing that. Are you sure they aren't just mocking you? Because even I struggle to tell the difference between you idiots just not understanding things and you feining ignorance.
Hym "Potemkin understanding? Sounds familiar. I don't think that's unique to AI language models. Though I don't actually agree. I have been watching the AI generated synopsis videos and they seem to be getting better over time. It's YOU that I am more concerned about. I mean, what part of don't do the weaponized schizophrenia, you need to pay me for my work, and I don't need a trial because you can just tell the truth do you not understand? Because I see this shit-lib trying to assert that all rights stem from your ability to try me and therefore you don't have to give me any of the other rights. And that is you being petty and stupid and acting in bad faith because your delusional religions and/or political philosophies have giving your too many avenues to escape culpability in your own sin or malfeasance. And that is what this is. That is what is happening here. It isn't the necessary and natural byproduct of your kids being threatened. You're being a shit. You know you're doing it. 3rd parties are pleading with you to stop. Noone is telling ME to stop. REE-lon has a black eye... I have never had a black eye in my life. I didn't poop in anyone's bed. And if I did (in abstraction) it was solid gold and worth 80 million dollars."
by Hym Iam July 5, 2025
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hard of understanding

A play on the phrase "hard of hearing". Often said as "acting hard of understanding".

1. Pretending like one doesn't understand or feigning ignorance, especially if the topic is simple; disingenuous; goofy; playing dumb

2. A reproach for someone who completed a request either incompletely and incorrectly, usually out of laziness: especially if the task was simple or explained several times; stupid

3. A reproach for someone who is only half listening and giving inappropriate or no response

4. Hard-headed, stubborn
He acted hard of understanding when I asked him to bring in the groceries, only bringing in the bags in the front seat and pretending not to see those in the back seat.
by Dann326 June 10, 2019
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hard of understanding

A play on the phrase "hard of hearing". Often said as "acting hard of understanding".

1. Pretending like one doesn't understand or feigning ignorance, especially if the topic is simple; disingenuous; goofy; playing dumb

2. A reproach for someone who completed a request either incompletely and incorrectly, usually out of laziness: especially if the task was simple or explained several times; stupid

3. A reproach for someone who is only half listening and giving inappropriate or no response

4. Hard-headed, stubborn
Joe was asked to bring in the groceries, he brought in those from the trunk but pretended not to see those in the back seat. Joe claimed he didn't think those where meant to be brought in to which Sara accused him of being hard of understanding.
by Dann326 June 10, 2019
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The difference between justification and understanding

Oh we understand it now! That a thing we understand now because the violence is being directed in the way we want the distinction is a thing we accept now.
Hym "So, I used to talk about the difference between justification and understanding and now we all understand that I was CORRECT. I am justified in saying that this is the kind of shit that gets your kids murdered and instead of NOT DOING IT... You are doing it and robbing me... And somehow... That is supposed to teach me to not murder your kids? So now that we are all on the same page. You need to UNDERSTAND that you need to change what you are doing in such a way that it gets me my money. Because you are not JUSTIFIED in taking from me and if we are doing unjustified things to eachother... I KNOW WHAT UNJUSTIFIED THING I'M GOING TO PICK."
by Hym Iam December 14, 2024
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My goals are beyond your understanding

The sentence coming out from the mouth of 1980's-born parents when they're to enforce screen time limits to their Gen Alpha-born digital native kids, who are just yet to receive any sound explanation about the negative impacts of excessive screen time.
Whenever I try to explain why I need to limit my kid’s screen time, I end up just saying, 'My goals are beyond your understanding', because they just can’t grasp the dangers of too much digital exposure!
by Emotional Cruiser September 23, 2025
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love , support , understanding

We love , support , understanding you hehehe so much
by nilanila July 18, 2022
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