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Friendly reminder that it's often not possible to differentiate snark or sarcasm from cruel indifference towards fellow human beings on Hacker News.
by aaronbrethorst 11mo ago
Friendly reminder that it's often not possible to differentiate snark or sarcasm from cruel indifference towards fellow human beings on Hacker News.
- bfkwlfkjf 11mo agoObviously sarcasm
- mcphage 11mo agoSometimes yes, but I think in this case the angry sarcasm is clear.
- decremental 11mo ago[dead]
- FuckButtons 11mo agoI don’t know that this reply was warranted, it’s clearly sarcasm.
- conorcleary 11mo agoany lay-up for that Poe's Law reference is probably welcome ;) Much more fun context than just /s
- mlrtime 11mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
- vee-kay 11mo agoObligatory XKCD comic reference: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1984:_Misinterpretation https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1984:_Misinterpre...