• VelvetPinkOtter123
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    1 day ago

    When people can’t tell if you’re joking, it’s a problem with your sub, not the joke

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      21 hours ago

      I mean maybe they were being a brat on purpose and you were the one who didn’t get it

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        6 hours ago

        Poe’s Law - without a clear indicator of the author’s intent, it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views that someone won’t mistake for the real thing. You cannot tell the difference between extreme satire and genuine stupidity or fanaticism because real-world opinions have become just as ridiculous as jokes.

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          3 hours ago

          I’d venture there’s more purple in that Venn diagram than you think