He isn’t complaining. It’s not the be-all and end-all for some people. I’d much rather be misunderstood than go ‘loooooool JK don’t downvote guyz!!!’ after a joke, which is exactly what ‘/s’ reads like.
Body language and inflections are nuances that are lost in text but contribute heavily to sarcasm.
Also, it’s been really difficult these last few years to determine the difference between a blatant joke and someone’s perceived reality, which is downright terrifying if you think about it too long.
It’s not psuedoscience, it’s simply the observation that, as this thread shows, it can often be difficult to tell the difference between satire and honestly held opinions. I question your understanding of the word “psuedoscience,” if you think it applies to Poe’s Law.
That’s not what it means firstly, and secondly sociology is science, semiotics is science, and this waffle is masquerading as similar. Calling it a ‘law’ and wheeling it out as evidence contributes to that, convincing impressionable nerds that they need to backhand their jokes to avoid the dreaded downvote
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You forgot your /s brother
You should probably edit your comment to include a /s tag if you are indeed being sarcastic.
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I don’t see how. Sarcasm is supposed to be obvious.
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…Alright, whatever then. Don’t complain about your downvotes, as many of them might be due to confusion.
He isn’t complaining. It’s not the be-all and end-all for some people. I’d much rather be misunderstood than go ‘loooooool JK don’t downvote guyz!!!’ after a joke, which is exactly what ‘/s’ reads like.
There’s like 12% of American voters who would sign their name to that quote.
By looking at the what, when, where, whys of it you can garner enough context to tell. You can look at his other comments for one thing
Fuck that shit, it’s absolutely pathetic.
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May I ask what, in your opinion, makes him so great?
That poster was being sarcastic, and based on the downvote count a lot of people didn’t get it.
Given the prevalence of trolls and truly unhinged assholes on the internet these days, I think a /s tag is probably in order.
They were too well spoken to be a real trump supporter.
Dehumanizing your enemy is the first step towards underestimating them.
They might try behaving like humans instead of sheep, then
My shit will turn purple and smell like rainbow sherbet before any magat resembles a functioning, reasonable human.
Body language and inflections are nuances that are lost in text but contribute heavily to sarcasm.
Also, it’s been really difficult these last few years to determine the difference between a blatant joke and someone’s perceived reality, which is downright terrifying if you think about it too long.
You’ve basically summarized 4chan
Poe’s Law in effect
Specious pseudoscience.
It’s not psuedoscience, it’s simply the observation that, as this thread shows, it can often be difficult to tell the difference between satire and honestly held opinions. I question your understanding of the word “psuedoscience,” if you think it applies to Poe’s Law.
That’s not what it means firstly, and secondly sociology is science, semiotics is science, and this waffle is masquerading as similar. Calling it a ‘law’ and wheeling it out as evidence contributes to that, convincing impressionable nerds that they need to backhand their jokes to avoid the dreaded downvote
The idea that someone would genuinely believe that isn’t very far fetched at all. If they’re being sarcastic, they’re not very good at it.
The comparison to Abraham Lincoln didn’t do it for you?
Anyway, I checked that poster’s comment history briefly and he doesn’t seem like a Trumper to me.
It’s Poe’s Law in action. In this age of unreality it can be almost impossible to tell the difference between satire and honestly held opinions.
Ain’t Lemmy great?
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Who’s going after George Santos now? /s
Ahahahaha , fuckin good one