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seeing several instances of people joking about outcomes they do not want trying to be clever-ironic in plaintext and then finding themselves struggling to explain to people that no, that's not what I meant- no, i meant the opposite actually- too late https://t.co/inp1ZbxUq1
only be clever-ironic on your locked alt with your friends, where you have some degree of control over the context on main, in public, poe's law will always take over this was understood all the way back in 1983 https://t.co/y4BcuMKBrW
just noticed the account that tweeted is literally named no_more_empires, lmao no more friendly ambitious nerds please no more!! no more!!! I do not want to see friendly ambitious nerds on my timeline! please STOP introspecting!! stop being good and kind to each other!!
the internet does not care how clever your sarcasm is, or how obvious your irony is. It is a Magic Mirror that will take you at your word. So you might as well say what you actually mean and/or joke about outcomes that you actually want https://t.co/9mznsMn5ez
