Yes, to "give a shit" or a "damn" means to care marginally more than not caring at all. He's using it in an ironic[1] sense to mean that they really do care. T

Yes, to "give a shit" or a "damn" means to care marginally more than not caring at all. He's using it in an ironic[1] sense to mean that they really do care. This is similar to BBEdit's tagline[2], "it doesn't suck," which, read literally, doesn't mean it's good. [1]: contrasting with expectations and norms [2]: http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/index.html http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/index.html