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For the record, I find it achieves the editor's goal for me. A bit of dark humor can be a nice touch. The problem is rather if you are ok with the fact a part
by BiteCode_dev 3y ago
For the record, I find it achieves the editor's goal for me.
A bit of dark humor can be a nice touch.
The problem is rather if you are ok with the fact a part of your audience will be offended with it.
- Metacelsus 3y agoYou know, this might be a classic case of "Your Incentives Are Not The Same As Media Companies'" https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/your-incentives-are-not-the-same https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/your-incentives-are-not-the...
- _ea1k 3y agoIt seems like slightly different wording would have fixed it. "Oddly fitting"? We don't usually describe untimely deaths as "fitting". Perhaps "ironic" or something along those lines would fit the tone better.
- op00to 3y agoIf the pipette dude would have died of drowning by pipetting, that would be ironic. If he drowned from a microlitre of water, that'd be ironic. But saying he couldn't handle large amounts of water is weird. The dude's unfortunate drowning death really doesn't add much to the story.