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		7bit 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SCOTUS to decide if 1988 video tape privacy law ap... There's nothing in the reply that suggests sarcasm. How do you expect people who don't already know the answer, to identify the response as sarcasm?

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mindslight 6 days ago [–]

Context - the sibling comments, the things I said afterwards, and that the answer is easily searchable.

IMO the toxicity here is from the other commenter insisting on taking what I said literally, and then digging in and fortifying that demand rather than just taking a step back.

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