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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

No human caused ecological crises during the height of industrialization? Sure bud.

Go check on the Aral Sea to get an idea of what a non-exploitative economic system can do.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

sorry. I'll take all the responsibility of forgetting the "/s".

thought it was clearly sarcasm, because duh.

carry on.

was trying to make it a clearly obvious point against that argument.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Sarcasm is dead and .ml killed it.

[–] mrbutterscotch@feddit.org 2 points 14 hours ago

I honestly believe that the more extreme .ml users will be chasing off new users coming to the fediverse, since they have the largest communities.

Which is a shame.

[–] MerryJaneDoe@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Deadpan sarcasm doesn't translate well from a verbal medium to a written medium.

Unless you're in an echo chamber....

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

wouldn't say echochambers are immune, maybe communities where users know each other. like if anyone who knew me read it, they would immediately realize it's sarcasm. but without any context, sarcasm is indistinguishable from a stupid idea.

wonder how many times I've agreed with a nazi, because he was being sarcastic and I didn't realize.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Your username should have given me a clue