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Small-Scale Question Sunday for December 11, 2022

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

Culture war topics are accepted, and proposals for a better intro post are appreciated.

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obvious humor

Always and forever: sarcastic jokes work in person because of the added sardonic tone. In text it doesn't works because we can't hear the intended tone. So it gets read literally. And given that your "obviously" joke statement is many people's actual dumb opinion, we doubly could never get the joke.

The internet is full of sarcasm. Many people can sense it and find it funny. It works well enough. Having to distinguish between srs and hehe was a joke is a good test, both for one to improve, and for others watching.

That said, 'the source of all knowledge' isn't even a joke, just hyperbole about something accurate. this is neat! this is interesting. Even if wikipedia takes the harvard line, harvard's right about a lot.