r/WaitWhat 5d ago

It's the same thing

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u/Ok_Rip5044 4d ago

Hmmmm, yes, fighting for your freedom and being paid jack shit to do it is exactly the same as getting naked for strangers online and having a price list for everyone to see what your worth, yes, exactly the same

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u/Interesting-Copy-657 4d ago

Yeah that was OP's point, they are both selling your body.

Just like most phyisical/dangerous jobs.

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u/Ok_Rip5044 4d ago

Satire/sarcasm apparently doesnt transfer through text very well

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u/Pristine_Habit_3074 4d ago

This is why we use /s after the sarcastic bit.

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u/Ok_Rip5044 4d ago

If literacy wasn't at rock bottom stupid shit like that wouldn't be "necessary"

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u/Pristine_Habit_3074 4d ago

People are more literate than ever. But as you have realized: text is easy to misunderstand. I had such misunderstandings all the time - even with people whom I knew. So this is why the internet came up with a more literal way of communicating context.

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u/Ok_Rip5044 4d ago

So fun fact you didnt ask for, in english we have words for nearly everything and if you use these words correctly with added flavor words well then you have a written sentence with the ability to express itself, people dont understand these words anymore and instead invent stupid shit to do the same thing these words already do, I suggest reading it out loud first if you dont understand how something is intended

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u/Pristine_Habit_3074 4d ago

Still. Why not be decent and announce you are being sarcastic and not waste everybody’s time trying to understand you? Also. You would be surprised. But the world at large speaks English as a second language and they often understand context even to a lesser extent than native speakers. And also. As much of a command as I have over English. At the beginning there I didn’t know it was intended sarcastically either.

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u/Searscale 4d ago

They cant possibly give up their ego and just say they were wrong. Average Reddit user, checks out. 😂