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0 pointsfuryofantares9mo ago0 comments

They are being sarcastic.

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They are, however, falling afoul of the generalized version of Poe's Law [0]. If you want to satirize positions like this on the internet, you really need to leave some indication that that's what you're doing. If you just remain committed to the bit, you will look exactly like the very real assholes who believe these things unironically.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

furyofantaresOP9mo ago

Sarcasm also doesn't work very well on HN generally. In this case though, it's more of a continuation of TFA which is overtly sarcastic/satirical.

Atheros9mo ago

Hard disagree. Satire is never labeled as such. By identifying sarcasm or sardonicism, you would basically be saying that the comment is not inherently absurd enough to be immediately recognizable as laughably wrong. The whole point of sarcasm is to highlight absurdity.

There will always be people who misinterpret this kind of writing. That doesn't make it bad writing; some people are just a little dumb. The writing isn't for them.

danaris9mo ago

> the comment is not inherently absurd enough to be immediately recognizable as laughably wrong

But how do you achieve this when there are a significant number of real people willing to write even more absurd things with no irony whatsoever?

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danaris9mo ago

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

furyofantaresOP9mo ago

Sarcasm also doesn't work very well on HN generally. In this case though, it's more of a continuation of TFA which is overtly sarcastic/satirical.

Atheros9mo ago

There will always be people who misinterpret this kind of writing. That doesn't make it bad writing; some people are just a little dumb. The writing isn't for them.

danaris9mo ago

> the comment is not inherently absurd enough to be immediately recognizable as laughably wrong

But how do you achieve this when there are a significant number of real people willing to write even more absurd things with no irony whatsoever?

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