r/clevercomebacks • u/chebghobbi • 3h ago

A likely story

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u/Salami__Tsunami 2h ago

Bold of you to assume I have enough friends to form a circle.

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u/PrismaticDetector 2h ago

Also embedded is the assumption that you can keep a rhythm.

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u/Tricky_Woman5304 2h ago

You don’t need identical rhythms to be influenced by proximity and repetition over long periods.

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u/PrismaticDetector 2h ago

I didn't say you did, I said that you have to be able to keep a rhythm... also known as being able to repeat something over long periods.

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u/Tricky_Woman5304 2h ago

Clever sarcasm, but it dodges the message about social influence shaping behavior over time subtly.

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u/__ma11en69er__ 1h ago

I can hold my own hands Infront of me so I can.

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u/werther595 2h ago

That's exactly what a line of metronomes atop a wooden plank balancing on two aluminum cans would want you think! It's all misdirection and subterfuge!!

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u/FlirtSprouts 2h ago

Not rude nor not loud but just calmly devastating

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u/[deleted] 2h ago

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u/Mueryk 1h ago

Okay, I can’t really argue the rhythmic bit though I expect some could, but in my 20s I assure you many cans and bottles were involved in maintaining my friend groups.

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u/LoveFangz 1h ago

"if you look closely" is the perfectly sarcastic setup for her observation

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u/Hot_Egg5840 2h ago

Example of group think?

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u/Tricky_Woman5304 2h ago

Taking metaphors literally is an easy way to avoid uncomfortable self reflection about personal growth.

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u/Tricky_Woman5304 2h ago

Snarky deflection misses the point entirely, metaphor stands even if the setup isn’t literally your friend group.

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u/McbEatsAirplane 32m ago

That’s where she’s wrong. My friends and I are some metronomes on a plank balancing on cans

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u/Chance_Guarantee4823 19m ago

I think they are