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# Quadruple Standards
- URL: https://blog.novaugust.net/quadruple-standards/
- Published: 2012-05-06T10:32:54.000Z
- Updated: 2012-05-06T10:32:54.000Z
- Author: Matt Enlow
- Tags: linguistics, post, Smarts, #Import 2026-06-21 14:43

> And it waves "violations of the TOS (Terms of Service)," without specifying which ones, in order to retaliate against those who criticize its soulless greed, Byzantine secrecy, Kafka-esque arbitrariness, and **its double, nay, quadruple standards**.

via [Yelp - SOMA - San Francisco, CA](http://www.yelp.com/biz/yelp-san-francisco?ref=blog.novaugust.net#query:sf%20eye%20site). (emphasis added) 

The more multiplicative your standards, the bigger a jerk you are.