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Uhhhhhhhhhhh I hope your tongue is in your cheek here.
by netbioserror 2y ago
Uhhhhhhhhhhh I hope your tongue is in your cheek here.
- peddling-brink 2y agoYou can tell it’s a joke because they stated their intent to keep quiet, but didn’t. The humor comes from the surprising difference between what was stated, and reality.
- macksd 2y agoSometimes there are a lot of differences between what people say and reality, but the person isn't trying to be humorous.
- gtirloni 2y agoThe limits of text communication, right? A wink or other gesture or knowledge of this person's previous jokes would let a human to easily identify it as a joke or not. Netiquette would be to add "/s" or an emoji to add more information to the channel.
- Atheros 2y agoIt was obvious sardonicism. Sardonicism is often humorous. The point was to mock those who criticize private companies but not government institutions. An underlying point was that they should be treated equally but aren't.
- carimura 2y agoin a way, explaining humor is funny in and of itself. but ya. low fidelity communication and subtly are not friends especially to a technical audience.
- hnfong 2y agoI can't help but hear Sheldon Cooper's voice while reading your reply...
- perihelions 2y agoApophasis, or paralipsis! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophasis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophasis - "Apophasis (/əˈpɒfəsɪs/; from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis), from ἀπόφημι (apóphemi) 'to say no')[1][2] is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up.[3] Accordingly, it can be seen as a rhetorical relative of irony."