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It's because he was using sarcasm, which you failed to detect.
by mjfl 4y ago
It's because he was using sarcasm, which you failed to detect.
- teddyh 4y agoI probably failed because the quoted words were not actually quotes. I could understand a word like “value” being quoted sarcastically without a specific quote in mind, but the quoting of many other words and phrases were mystifying.
- marttt 4y agoTry to replace OPs quotes with an appositive like so-called or so to say. "Big tech" = so-called Big Tech, "industry" = so-called industry etc. This way, the irony does make sense, especially when you read OPs earlier comments.
- teddyh 4y agoYes, I know how sarcasm quotes work. It just didn’t seem to fit all of them, like “go out of business”.
- marttt 4y agoThis seems like a sarcastic reference to "startup-speak": phrases that are somewhat overused by people from the startup industry. Corporate slang and a sign of belonging of sorts that might feel a little overblown for those outside the tech world. I'm just a hobbyist geek, though, so I may heavily overinterpret things (and the OP) here. :)