This.
I think if anything, you should lament how misinformation has spread so easily when all you have to do is do some (proper) research into a subject.
It's because the world has gotten crazy to the point where things said sarcastically are also said without sarcasm.I find it safer to assume that people aren't trolling, because God knows there are enough people who are genuinely that stupid and obnoxious and aren't just acting the part.
I find it safer to assume that people aren't trolling, because God knows there are enough people who are genuinely that stupid and obnoxious and aren't just acting the part.And some go from just trolling to genuinely believing the crap they peddle. The far-right brain rot is real, and it's best to cut that cancer out before it turns malignant, let alone metastatic .
The generation that grew up with the internet knows how to use it the least as well. It's bizarre.
Sarcasm can be very hit and miss in text.This. Sarcasm is the art of delivery, not just the ability to pick up on it.
Maybe we do need to invent sarcasm detectors.
This.The problem is, once people believe the misinformation, confirmation bias keeps them from learning anything else. They just see the information that affirms their established beliefs
I think if anything, you should lament how misinformation has spread so easily when all you have to do is do some (proper) research into a subject.
No it's not. Sarcasm and satire have been popular in writing for literal thousands of years. Only in the last 10 years did we need to start writing
"ackshually it's extremely hard to tell sarcasm in text"
No it's not. Sarcasm and satire have been popular in writing for literal thousands of years. Only in the last 10 years did we need to start writing /s.
I think reddit in particular made it popular in large part because of the upvote/downvote system. Which usually runs on momentum and the first few downvotes or upvotes decide whether everyone else will upvote/downvote. And so people write /s to be safe because if some idiot misreads the comment then it could get downvoted to oblivion.
People have always had trouble with sarcasm and satire, it was just easier to miss that when we weren't able to communicate so easily.
"ackshually it's extremely hard to tell sarcasm in text"
No it's not. Sarcasm and satire have been popular in writing for literal thousands of years. Only in the last 10 years did we need to start writing /s.
I think reddit in particular made it popular in large part because of the upvote/downvote system. Which usually runs on momentum and the first few downvotes or upvotes decide whether everyone else will upvote/downvote. And so people write /s to be safe because if some idiot misreads the comment then it could get downvoted to oblivion.
Takes things on the Internet so literally. Like gen Z and some milennials don't understand sarcasm at all. Maybe it's because they're having less face to face interactions and part of sarcasm is the delivery itself?Oh hey, you made it to CE. Congrats.
Have you considered being actually funnyExactly. Sarcasm ranks among the lowest forms of humor.
Sarcasm can be very hit and miss in text. But there are cases where it should be blatantly obvious.
Takes things on the Internet so literally. Like gen Z and some milennials don't understand sarcasm at all. Maybe it's because they're having less face to face interactions and part of sarcasm is the delivery itself?It's because they are socially stunted. The internet and social media has literally harmed their mental development.
Maybe we do need to invent sarcasm detectors.
It's because the world has gotten crazy to the point where things said sarcastically are also said without sarcasm.