At least this ignorant slob knows which forum he’s in and the rules re: insults therein.
Really? You’re going to play the “insulted” card? Do I need to state for the record that my “you” refers to speakers who refuse to learn the distinction between objective and subjective case, not to any one speaker in particular? It’s not an insult to say that I consider such people “ignorant slobs,” anyway–that’s simply the price they pay for speaking as they please, and I don’t think any of them really care what I think of them. I can think as I please, never inform them that I think they’re ignorant slobs, and use that judgment as I think appropriate without their awareness that they’ve been judged and found wanting. Works for me.
You have mistaken indifference for ignorance.
How many lazy, ignorant people do you suppose describe themselves as such? “Oh, I realize most people change their underwear frequently–but I choose not do. I could do it very easily–I even know where my spare pair is right now. I just choose not to. And as to the benefits of hygiene–I understand that many people consider BO to be offensive to prospective sexual partners, but I personally subscribe to the belief that I can attract women by smelling like a sewer. Please don’t impose your standards on me,” is usually how that goes.
Yes, these two topics are clearly equivalent. If you had said it’s like choosing to wear a t-shirt instead of a polo, I’d be more than happy to agree with you, but if you’re going to create ridiculously inane analogies, I don’t see what use this conversation is.
I’m surprised you cared enough to answer at all.