>I'd go one step further: most of the people responding are probably not jerks or assholes, just people sharing their own opinions in a playfully exaggerated wa

>I'd go one step further: most of the people responding are probably not jerks or assholes, just people sharing their own opinions in a playfully exaggerated way which, when done in person and accompanied by grins or laughter rarely causes offense. "You like THAT movie?! That movie is the WORST! I've lost all respect for you!" They have no way of knowing that the author of the original tweet is expressing something that has real significance to them. You may well be correct -- in fact, I'd say you certainly are for some folks. That said, given the ubiquity of Poe's Law[0], it's an iffy proposition to engage in irony/satire/sarcasm in text-only forums. That's a sad truth about online discourse. And it pains me. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law