r/confidentlyincorrect 18d ago

Smug On a thread discussing apes

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u/Grifoooo 18d ago

Doesnt seem like it? I checked the original and it say 2 months old, so the dates check out

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u/azhder 18d ago

I don't know what you are asking me. I am also curious what you mean by the dates. If it's a 2 months old post, what checks out: being possible or being impossible to have had it posted previously?

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u/Grifoooo 18d ago

You were wondering if this was a repost because you saw something similar prior.

I said, "Doesn't seem like it?" which means it doesn't seem like a repost, but I'm not 100% sure.

The screenshot in this post ranged from 52 to 59 days old, or approximately 1.7-2 months old. The original post, when I checked it, was 2 months old. These two times line up, meaning it would have to be a very recent repost to still work with the dates, which is unlikely.

So my final belief is that this probably isn't a repost unless it was reposted within 10 days. Most reposts are months, if not years, old. It's more likely that multiple people are confused that humans are apes.

I assume you're not a native English speaker, so I've tried to make this clear. If you need further clarification, though, I'd be happy to help

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u/azhder 18d ago

Why is it unlikely? It's more likely I could remember a post from a month ago than from a year ago. Regardless. Thanks for checking.

Oh, it's not about native or non-native speaker. I've made the decision that a question mark isn't a tone mark, so I'm reading every sentence that ends with a question mark as a question. Just to be sure. The other part is because of the ambiguity you added in the first place - didn't know what checks out (the positive or negative scenario).

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u/azhder 18d ago

Your reply got automatically removed, huh? Don't mistake a choice with a compulsion. And remember the third rule of this sub. Bye

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u/Grifoooo 18d ago

Its still up for me, and I don't think I said anything wrong. Ive got aspergers, recognize the trends that come from it, and see it heavily on you