that some people mock PUA without feeling threatened, or even without intending to raise their status or lower PUAers’.
Mockery of another group without intending to raise one’s own status? That only seems possible if we include lack of self awareness in evaluating ‘intent’. Isn’t that just Human Behavior 101?
Mockery of another group without intending to raise one’s own status? That only seems possible if we include lack of self awareness in evaluating ‘intent’. Isn’t that just Human Behavior 101?
You’re right. I was so struck by that, I almost deleted the clause entirely, instead of weakening it with “intending to”.