• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I don’t doubt the situation happened, it is common.

    But her reaction rarely is, but it’s always the rebuke you think of “in the elevator” afterwards.

    That’s the less believable part, that she thought of it and used it in the moment. Quick on your feet thinking is like the opposite skillset of doing hard scientific research

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      7 months ago

      “but that’s me” isn’t that clever of a comeback that its unrealistic.

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        7 months ago

        exactly, if someone said that to me i could totally answer with a “but, i’m (my name)?” with a very confused look and in a less cool way, it’s not that clever

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      7 months ago

      What’s there to be quick about? Someone criticizes you comparing to your work, you tell them you’re the author…