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And? Amazon is still an avatar for the neoliberalism that killed the Rust Belt. They didn't start the fire, they just pour gas on it every day.
by arrosenberg 2y ago
And? Amazon is still an avatar for the neoliberalism that killed the Rust Belt. They didn't start the fire, they just pour gas on it every day.
- danaris 2y agoThis is called "moving the goalposts", and however good your underlying point about Amazon's perfidy might be, it does nothing but make you look like you're wrong and you know it. You were wrong about the Rust Belt, and it's OK to admit that and move on.
- arrosenberg 2y agoSeems more likely you don’t process sarcasm well.
- danaris 2y ago"Satire requires a clarity of purpose and target, lest it be mistaken for, and contribute to, that which it intends to criticize." To put it another way: From Poe's Law[0], we know that no matter how outlandish a position you take sarcastically in a forum like this, there's nearly guaranteed to be people who will be taking such a position in full sincerity. If you don't clearly indicate in some way that you're being sarcastic, you're going to be mistaken for the real asshole, because your tone of voice does not come across in plain text. Next time, just put a /s and save everyone the trouble, hmm? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
- arrosenberg 2y agoNo, I don't think I will. If you missed it, that's a great sieve for knowing what kind of person I am responding to. If you can't pick up on a joke, it's not going to be a fun conversation anyways. > If you don't clearly indicate in some way that you're being sarcastic, you're going to be mistaken for the real asshole, because your tone of voice does not come across in plain text. That's the sign of goooood sarcasm. Most people don't take internet forums as seriously as you seem to.