This points out the much more ubiquitous problem of people simply misunderstanding one another. It's very, very common for someone to post a comment intending

This points out the much more ubiquitous problem of people simply misunderstanding one another. It's very, very common for someone to post a comment intending to emphasize or convey one idea, but it gets interpreted as emphasizing or meaning something different, just because it's read by a person different than who wrote it. It's not limited to Reddit comments, or even to written communication either. "You're ignoring me!" "No, I'm trying to give you space."