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  • PicoBlaanket@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Tips for using Lemmy?English
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    1 year ago

    1. To find new communities - go to https://lemmyverse.net/communities, click the top right “Home” icon and input your home instance (ex: lemmy.world)… now you can open/subscribe to every community you like.

    2. Get a good mobile app - they are listed here (with a ton of other great new-user tips): https://lemmy.ml/post/1470777

    3. Change your default “Sort Type” to “Subscribed + New” (in settings) - now you have a fresh feed of your exact interests, every time you open Lemmy.

    4. Communicate in a genuine, open-minded way - to me, Lemmy is a good place to really connect with people, and have honest discussions (versus the often more ‘performative’ tone of greeddit).

  • PicoBlaanket@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Deleted
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    1 year ago

    I agree, there is a time for purposeful sarcasm.

    To me, it requires two conditions:

    1. A person has already expressed their real perspective to a specific ‘opponent’, and

    2. That specific opponent cannot see the hole in their own logic.

    This Norm MacDonald radio clip is a good example.

    He explains his true perspective, and only switches to sarcasm for one sentence (at 5:25), to show the opponent how she is being goofy [and it works].

    His foundation of sincerity gives context to the sarcasm.

    Conversely - nowadays - a common ‘communication style’ is to just spray aimless sarcasm at distant or imaginary foes,

    which (to me) reflects a deeper cultural issue…

    a hiding behind mockery, a suppression of real constructive bravery,

    just dunking on one-dimensional charicatures of strangers (who might not actually exist).

    [So I agree with you - there are times for purposeful sarcasm.]

  • PicoBlaanket@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•DeletedEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is a very short story about sarcasm:

    Ted opposes racist rants.

    Yesterday - Ted posted a few exaggerated racist rants (sometimes with the /s).

    2,177 people saw Ted’s racist rants.

    • 50% of them guessed he was joking.

    • 98% of them would not have seen a racist rant yesterday, if it weren’t for Ted’s little gag.

    So the question is:

    Despite the sarcasm… isn’t Ted just spreading more of what he honestly deplores?

    Is Ted subverting his own integrity?

    Why not say how we actually feel?