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"These arguments aren't well written, therefore this person is mentally ill" is a terrible argument to defend.

• dkarl 7y ago
  That's not what I said. I don't think the section I quoted is meant to have a literal meaning any different from what it says, so it's well enough written as it stands. The bizarre leaps of logic are either a humorous wink to acknowledge that the author is writing ironically (which, again, is my guess) or a reflection of an impaired relationship with reality. My guess is that it's a reflection of how far you have to reach to ensure that people recognize ironic writing, the phenomenon known online as Poe's Law. I only mentioned mental illness to force the comparison for context. Really, I think the question is what relation the face-value writing in this piece has to what the author believes, which honestly I can't make head nor tail of. Are they a Perl 6 fan humorously acknowledging the difficulty of putting an optimistic spin on the status quo? Are they expressing disrespect for the criticisms by refusing to answer them straightforwardly (trolling, essentially?) Or are they trolling people who still have hope for Perl 6? I never expected to like Perl 6, but I always hoped for it to be a stimulating presence, so I guess I wonder if I'm being trolled myself as well.
  • nkurz 7y ago
    The author has commented on Twitter that the entire piece is not satire and is meant to be taken seriously: https://twitter.com/aearnus/status/1147960078680485889?s=21 https://twitter.com/aearnus/status/1147960078680485889?s=21 I don't think you are being trolled. Instead, I think you are jumping somewhat unkindly to an unfounded conclusion. Rather than satire or mental illness, I think you are encountering "earnestness" combined with a mind that doesn't work like yours.