Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoWhat makes a behavior "childish"?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareWhat makes a behavior "childish"?Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squaresylver_dragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-222 days agoIt’s caused by the speaker not liking what another person is doing, but being unable to articulate a real argument against the behavior. So, they call it “childish” as a way to express that dislike in a socially acceptable fashion.
It’s caused by the speaker not liking what another person is doing, but being unable to articulate a real argument against the behavior. So, they call it “childish” as a way to express that dislike in a socially acceptable fashion.