sincerity poisoning
essentially the opposite of irony poisoning
When someone's sense of genuineness is so overboard that it becomes schmaltzy, overly sentimental, or corny. Baby boomers tend to be infected with this, especially celebrity boomers when talking about other celebrities (for example, Joe Piscopo). While the sincerity coming from the poisoned individual may, in fact, feel real to them, others around them will often identify it as fraudulent or overly nice.
When someone's sense of genuineness is so overboard that it becomes schmaltzy, overly sentimental, or corny. Baby boomers tend to be infected with this, especially celebrity boomers when talking about other celebrities (for example, Joe Piscopo). While the sincerity coming from the poisoned individual may, in fact, feel real to them, others around them will often identify it as fraudulent or overly nice.
1: Did you get Bill's email apologizing for all the little things he's done over the last year? Most of those weren't even a big deal anyways.
2: Yeah, I got that email. Bill used to be really sarcastic and ironic a lot in a funny, dry way, but I think it was too much for me.
1: People really saw him as emotionally disconnected, I think. Now he has sincerity poisoning to make up for it.
2: Yeah, I got that email. Bill used to be really sarcastic and ironic a lot in a funny, dry way, but I think it was too much for me.
1: People really saw him as emotionally disconnected, I think. Now he has sincerity poisoning to make up for it.
sincerity poisoning by DOOM_KAAL October 4, 2018
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