Current Events > The problem with the internet is inability of people to recognize facetiousness

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Tied to poe's law, most denizens of the internet cannot recognize a post dripping with sarcasm.

This might probably be because of the lack of literary perusing throughout their lives and reading various author works with that style of writing, such as Charles Dickens.

I'd agree with that. A lot gets lost in translation without body language or intonation.
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You know who did nothing wrong?

Gandhi
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Very much so. It's the reason why the onion is actually used as a cited source by some people arguing in heated debates!

The problem with the internet is that it is boring as shit. Nothing to do.

Somebody learned a new word today
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It really is

Top notch topic.
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xyphilia posted...

Tied to poe's law, most denizens of the internet cannot recognize a post dripping with sarcasm.

This might probably be because of the lack of literary perusing throughout their lives and reading various author works with that style of writing, such as Charles Dickens.

What an incredibly well thought out and articulated post. I'm jealous of your ability to write in such an amazing manner.
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This sounds more like a problem with message boards.

Also, sometimes I recognize something is a joke, but I bite because it's a chance to start a discussion about something I feel like chatting about.