That’s kind of on the ‘people genuinely that stupid’, isn’t it?
I also feel that if we don’t understand an obviously asinine statement in a way that allows us to laugh with the commenter, we can just roll our eyes and move on, rather than try to police their speech.
The tendency of commenters to insult the intellect of others because they miss a joke is so gross and smug and speaks of poor socialization.
What if, instead, you had responded with:
“Careful, though! The police are way too eager to help. The last time I jumped out of my car with a knife to cut away one of these straps, they started shooting, but their aim is terrible. They didn’t hit the strap at all! Ow.”
It conveys the same point (don’t come at cops with a knife) and says two different things. If the person you’re talking to is actually stupid, they’ll maybe question the logic of coming at the cops with a knife, and if the person reading is in on the joke, they’ll give it a sensible chuckle and move on with their lives, without the nasty aftertaste of someone attempting to show how smart they are.
Dumbass should have just used a knife to cut the rope. Now their car is totaled and they have a felony charge.
Edit: *sigh* /s
In all my years of Lemmy, Reddit, various forums, AIM, IRC, etc., I don’t think I’ve felt a typed sigh more than that one.
For real that person should have got out and cut that strap with their oversized ribbon cutting ceremony scissors. Completely serious, not sarcastic.
I can’t tell if this is ragebait or you just really don’t understand how high speed chases work
Ragebait is not the term used for something that makes you feel angry because you are not sure if the person is being serious or not.
“ragebait or”
Either it’s ragebait or something else.
Or, you know, pulling a knife while fleeing from the police.
I think they’re genuine though.
No I’m not being genuine! Who just carries a knife large enough to cut through a Kevlar rope on them?
G’day mate!
Are you seriously suggesting getting out of your car with a knife in your hand in this situation?
What the fuck is wrong with the users of this platform?
FWIW, I don’t use /s because I feel like it defeats the point of using sarcasm.
There are people genuinely that stupid on this platform though.
Like you with your response?
That’s kind of on the ‘people genuinely that stupid’, isn’t it?
I also feel that if we don’t understand an obviously asinine statement in a way that allows us to laugh with the commenter, we can just roll our eyes and move on, rather than try to police their speech.
The tendency of commenters to insult the intellect of others because they miss a joke is so gross and smug and speaks of poor socialization.
What if, instead, you had responded with:
“Careful, though! The police are way too eager to help. The last time I jumped out of my car with a knife to cut away one of these straps, they started shooting, but their aim is terrible. They didn’t hit the strap at all! Ow.”
It conveys the same point (don’t come at cops with a knife) and says two different things. If the person you’re talking to is actually stupid, they’ll maybe question the logic of coming at the cops with a knife, and if the person reading is in on the joke, they’ll give it a sensible chuckle and move on with their lives, without the nasty aftertaste of someone attempting to show how smart they are.