Hm, doesn't sarcasm need ambiguity?
The quality and effectiveness of the alleged sarcasm is in the mind of the sarcastee...
Yes, exactly.Printing sarcasm in a different typefont would disable the subtle irono-mechanism that's at work. The way to prevent hurt feelings online is to learn to do sarcasm in a less hamhanded way.
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Hm, doesn't sarcasm need ambiguity?
The quality and effectiveness of the alleged sarcasm is in the mind of the sarcastee...
Yes, exactly.
Printing sarcasm in a different typefont would disable the subtle irono-mechanism that's at work.
The way to prevent hurt feelings online is to learn to do sarcasm in a less hamhanded way.
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