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That was ironic self-referential humor, right? I've learned that ironic self-referential humor has a surprisingly low chance of making it across the Internet gap.
<sarcasm>You don't say?</sarcasm>
I'm not really sure about Furcas's remark. There is a real correlation between having a "thick skin" and propensity to be mean to others, and far too many people seem to think that the former entitles them to the latter. This is why Crocker's Rules have been so widely misinterpreted.
On the other hand, people also often seem to think that a propensity to be nice to others entitles them to have an overly thin skin.
Yes, of course. And this is a problem in some debate fora, where politeness is expected and enforced. But being easily offended is not going to be a successful strategy here at LW.
Yes it was, although, to be perfectly honest, I first thought "That's pathetic" and then noticed how hilarious it was and posted it.
Were you laughing with your first thought or at your first thought?
With it, obviously.
So it was, in fact, unironic, sardonic humor. And not ironic self-referential humour. For it to be irony you need to mean something other than what you're saying. Had you been laughing both with AND at it it would have been ironic sardonic humour.
But I'm sure you knew that. You're very smart after all. Your mean behaviour proves that you are highly intelligent, by asserting your higher intellectual status than others.
/\ Can you guess what kind of humour that* is?
*and this
I voted the "pathetic" comment down but this one up so there was no net change in karma. I don't think you deserve any karma hit because I think the intent was fine; only the delivery was botched.
Just FYI in case you care. :)
I did the same.