What's the deal on this conversational move? I've encountered it a couple of times. It does not make me more sympathetic to the person doing it.
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RT @MalwareTechBlog
I'm pleased to see that Hank Green also gets hit with the "You seem smart, which is why I'm very surprised you don't tolerate my stupid conservative ideologies". I was starting to think maybe I was doing something wrong.
https://twitter.com/MalwareTechBlog/status/1379825822417133568