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Someone [1] recently put it very insightfully, that it was impossible to post things candidly on the Internet because your in-group shared background/assumption
by AceJohnny2 4y ago
Someone [1] recently put it very insightfully, that it was impossible to post things candidly on the Internet because your in-group shared background/assumptions aren't shared by randos on the internet that will come across your post and misinterpret it.
(I'm pretty sure this was linked on HN, but it's too vague for me to search/find it)
[1] feels like a patio11, or noahpinion thing?
- cratermoon 4y agoThe theorists call this "context collapse". A huge part of human communication is about what went before, where and when the communication happens, and what the speaker and listener know about each other and what kind of shared experiences they have. But as the old saying goes, "On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog"
- AceJohnny2 4y ago"Context collapse"! Yeah that was the term I remember.
- BiteCode_dev 4y agoIt's possible, you just have to accept that people will come and complain. It's not a big deal.
- theshrike79 4y agoThe same thing applies to standup comedy. A good 80% of standup is presentation, delivery and context. When you take all that out and read what the comic said verbatim with a completely flat newsreader inflection, it will sound really strange and maybe even offensive. Trevor Noah explains this well here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an3G7F6k6GU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an3G7F6k6GU