Sarcasm doesn't work well on the Internet for the same reasons it doesn't work well in person when conversing with a stranger ... but the stranger has the advan

Sarcasm doesn't work well on the Internet for the same reasons it doesn't work well in person when conversing with a stranger ... but the stranger has the advantage of reading your body language. I was brought up in a family that used sarcasm heavily and "turning it down" on the Internet has been a real challenge. Sometimes I still fail (something I believe is obviously sarcastic is misread).