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> with a non-serious tone. That’s a hilarious escape hatch to try using once you saw how badly people reacted to it. “GUYS it’s ok I was only joking!” Absolute

> with a non-serious tone. That’s a hilarious escape hatch to try using once you saw how badly people reacted to it. “GUYS it’s ok I was only joking!” Absolutely nothing in your comment came off as being non-serious in tone, and nothing whatsoever in your further responses indicates that was even remotely the case either. Sarcasm doesn’t transfer well over text, but there’s absolutely no way you’re expecting people to buy that. > The proliferation of flat earth theory (as a movement, in its modern incarnation) and antivaxxers started in the English-speaking Internet. No shit Sherlock, it’s as if that was my point or something.

29athrowaway 4y ago
That comment paragraph has non-serious written all over it and if you failed to see it is because you are desperately looking for a reason to be angry. Do you want a reason to be angry? Try finding a better reason, like the environment, or nuclear proliferation, etc. If we steered society towards what makes people comfortable the world would be a very horrible place to live. Galileo, for example, would have said "OK guys, sorry for making you feel certain way, I better stop using my telescope and doing science so your imaginary friend is not angry". Have a good day.
- mynameisvlad 4y ago
  Or, the more realistic explanation, which is that you were in the middle of a heated discussion, said something that wasn’t reasonable or appropriate, got called out on it by multiple people, then backtracked and pretended you were joking the whole time. Which you clearly weren’t. There was no tone shift. There was no /s. There was no “non-serious” tone there. You wanted to call into question their credentials, and found the most idiotic thing you could and ran with it. The fact that every single one of your replies is serious and aggressive in tone does not help your case. Obviously that one paragraph is the sole exception, obviously. Next time, just take the L in stride.
  - 29athrowaway 4y ago
    Interesting conclusion, but wrong nevertheless. You saw what you wanted to see. Being a native speaker does not give you a final say in a discussion about language, that was the main point being made, with a bit of condiment.
    - mynameisvlad 4y ago
      If one person says something, then sure, perhaps they just misread it. If multiple people respond in the same way (which has happened here) then maybe, just maybe, they're all reacting to the same thing and you are just shit at making your point known.
      - 29athrowaway 4y ago
        If multiple people think flat earth theory is real, then maybe it is real? That is the kind of nonsensical mindset that demands defiance. Also, I don't remember having insulted you.
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29athrowaway 4y ago

That comment paragraph has non-serious written all over it and if you failed to see it is because you are desperately looking for a reason to be angry. Do you want a reason to be angry? Try finding a better reason, like the environment, or nuclear proliferation, etc. If we steered society towards what makes people comfortable the world would be a very horrible place to live. Galileo, for example, would have said "OK guys, sorry for making you feel certain way, I better stop using my telescope and doing science so your imaginary friend is not angry". Have a good day.

mynameisvlad 4y ago
Or, the more realistic explanation, which is that you were in the middle of a heated discussion, said something that wasn’t reasonable or appropriate, got called out on it by multiple people, then backtracked and pretended you were joking the whole time. Which you clearly weren’t. There was no tone shift. There was no /s. There was no “non-serious” tone there. You wanted to call into question their credentials, and found the most idiotic thing you could and ran with it. The fact that every single one of your replies is serious and aggressive in tone does not help your case. Obviously that one paragraph is the sole exception, obviously. Next time, just take the L in stride.
- 29athrowaway 4y ago
  Interesting conclusion, but wrong nevertheless. You saw what you wanted to see. Being a native speaker does not give you a final say in a discussion about language, that was the main point being made, with a bit of condiment.
  - mynameisvlad 4y ago
    If one person says something, then sure, perhaps they just misread it. If multiple people respond in the same way (which has happened here) then maybe, just maybe, they're all reacting to the same thing and you are just shit at making your point known.
    - 29athrowaway 4y ago
      If multiple people think flat earth theory is real, then maybe it is real? That is the kind of nonsensical mindset that demands defiance. Also, I don't remember having insulted you.
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