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Journalist does everything possible to avoid calling this what it clearly is (chaser.com.au)

submitted 6 hours ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] aaron@lemm.ee 0 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I've found that people who can't detect obvious sarcasm are probably not worth the effort of explaining it

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Fair. I've spent most my life working with the neurodivergent community, so even IRL I know some very intelligent people need a bit of help with implied meaning. I know I've had my fair share of "woosh" moments

[–] aaron@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

Likewise. I appreciate your service