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[–] 34 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

Yeah, it's hard for us fluent in sarcasm to actually understand those that struggle with it - like wdym you can't tell? Even the sentences are set up as a joke.

I've learned to add "/s" at the end but it icks me every time.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago*

    We live in a post-truth era, with confidently-incorrect people all around. Too many people without a care for reason, facts, and how reality works have ideas that are able to gain traction in public.

    Look at anti-vaxxers. Look at flat-earthers. Look at Trump winning a second time.

    Although I pegged this post as sarcasm at the start (the guy’s job title gives it away), I’ve heard equally ridiculous statements from real people before. Sadly, I can’t fault people for assuming honest stupidity if that’s what they’re accustomed to encountering.

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