Post #3631628

2026-07-06 16:04 UTC

@mxchara@seattle.pink I'm using "believed" here to mean "understand something to be true in the real world." If you're saying something which is absurd, because it logically follows an absurd conclusion, then you don't actually want the listener to say "yes, that's true" uncritically, right?

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@mxchara@seattle.pink 2026-07-06 16:05

@nycki@critters.gay my wants don't come into it. in fact, if I used sarcasm in such an instance, I would be happily surprised if they agreed with the inference, because it would mean that they had (contrary to my expectations at such an impasse in conversation) actually said what they meant in the first place.

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@nycki@critters.gay 2026-07-06 16:07

@mxchara@seattle.pink like if someone says "they're putting chemicals in the water that turn the frogs gay" and I say "no they're not" then that's not sarcasm, that's me stating what I believe is true. if I say "of course, that's why there were no gay frogs until just recently" then I'm saying something I don't believe, and I'm hoping the listener will pick up on the fact that this isn't something I would normally believe -- I want them to realize that I'm saying a falsehood on purpose without intent to deceive.

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