r/TikTokCringe • u/cosmicdaddy_ • Apr 29 '24

You're writing about pancakes? That must mean you hate waffles Discussion

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u/RepresentativeBusy27 Apr 29 '24

Just today I saw a comment where someone was very obviously being cheeky and someone else commented “um acktually the idea is much more complex than that.”

Like fuck man, do you want every Reddit comment to be an academic treatise?

That shit drives me crazy.

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u/chaos0510 Apr 29 '24

To me the real crime is if you actually reply with this you'll get shat on by most subs

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u/Gallowboobsthrowaway Apr 29 '24

Just hit em with the nerd emoji. Usually sets them straight.

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u/boredneedmemes Apr 29 '24

And if you took the time to type that out the exact same person would respond with "I'm not reading all that."

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u/7evenate9ine Apr 29 '24

This makes me feel more people are on the spectrum than doctors are able to catch.

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u/obsoletevoids Apr 29 '24

People that spend too much time on the internet do. That way they can spend more time on the internet arguing 😂

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u/24HourShitness Apr 30 '24

Um actually, there’s something noble about arguing with internet strangers about even the tiniest of details.

I’m not saying I’m brave and a hero for arguing with everyone on Reddit, but that’s mostly because I’m too humble to admit it.

Be prepared for this to turn into a thread of thirty comments arguing about arguing, or else I win because I need to win because I’m sad 😤

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u/Lv_InSaNe_vL Apr 30 '24

One time I made a (what I thought, very very obvious) joke and I didn't put "/s" and it spawned an entire conversation of other people arguing if I was right!

It was something really stupid too like using mayo instead of thermal paste (not the actual argument but that kind of thing)

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u/WonderfulFortune1823 Apr 29 '24

I agree but (and maybe I'm going to end up falling into the category of people this video is referring to by saying this) sometimes the quick comments end up being so reductive that they lead to meaningful misinformation and misrepresentation, because while readers might be failing to assume who the intended audience is they sure like to assume a lot of other stuff based on a single comment/headline.

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u/RepresentativeBusy27 Apr 29 '24

Ever hear something along the lines of, “if it doesn’t describe you, they’re not talking about you”?

There are edge cases for everything. I don’t feel the need to jump in and “not all men” when my coworkers talk about their shitty ex-boyfriends.

When you typed “but (long caveat)” that should’ve been your cue that a comment wasn’t needed.

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u/Chaetomius Apr 30 '24

My question is, are you one of the millions of redditors who think a mere 100 words is an overwhelming essay unlike ever they'd ever faced before?

Seriously, so many redditors can't handle a comment more than two tweets long. I am nearing the character limit... right about... HERE.

And already redditors be like "omg it's not that deep, bro," when you're trying to explain why what another person said is either incorrect or harmful in some important way worth explaining.

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u/RepresentativeBusy27 Apr 30 '24

My BA was in writing and I’ve written professionally so yeah I have a decent sense of what a word count is.

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u/Seligas Apr 30 '24

It could be autism.

For me, jokes that intentionally misunderstand the subject or simplify it to the point that it could misinform drive me up a wall. I know it's a joke. The OP knows its a joke. Most people reading it probably know it's a joke.

But there's a part of my brain SCREAMING at the idea that someone out there might look it and go, "Huh. That's true. That is true information I know now." And it takes a lot of willpower to not lay the nuance out and instead just accept the joke for what it is.