3 ms·
That’s not irony. Interesting, perhaps, but not ironic. https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/ https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-
by hyperbovine 9mo ago
That’s not irony. Interesting, perhaps, but not ironic.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/ https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/
- nerdponx 9mo agoIt's certainly ironic if an article about slop leads with a tired old glob of pseudoscience slop and the author doesn't realize.
- NewJazz 9mo agoI can't tell if your comment is being ironic or not.
- throwuxiytayq 9mo agoIronically enough, the comment is pretty straightforward to interpret.
- rendaw 9mo agoWell played... 4k words
- NewJazz 9mo agoSorry did that scroll past your little context window?
- tmtvl 9mo agoIsn't it dramatic irony when we, the audience, know that the first sentence is counterproductive to the point being made by the author while the author isn't aware? Maybe it depends on how meta you want to be about considering the author of the article a character.