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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:14 PM
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I have this idea that snobbery is rooted in...
...the fact that we have limited time, and it can easily be wasted.

Now disprove me.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:16 PM
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1. sorry
snobbery is rooted in the sin of pride.
Procrastination falls under the sin of sloth.
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:18 PM
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4. snobbery is also rooted in conformity
people who try to conform to an ideal at the exclusion of others
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:20 PM
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5. what is the ideal that they conform to?
luxury?
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:22 PM
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7. Those are categories.
I'm talking about why people would engage in it.
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:18 PM
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2. Now disprove me
Gotta run!!
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:18 PM
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3. I believe snobbery comes from
understanding that if a person cannot help you further yourself, they're not worth your time.
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:21 PM
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6. Yeah, you get it.
That's a more elaborate way of saying it.
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jdonaldball Donating Member (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-04 08:24 PM
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8. Pride can be good. Snobbery is vulgarized pride.
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