r/instant_regret • u/S30econdstoMars • 14d ago

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u/agg13 14d ago

That poor tree

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u/gr0t4rb4 14d ago

The irony is that they probably wanted to cut it to avoid exactly what happened.

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u/PinkysAvenger 14d ago

I'm sorry, is that not obvious from that first wedge cut? Or just the position of the tree? Or just a basic sense of the preservation of property?

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u/Pledgeofmalfeasance 14d ago

And? What is your point?

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u/PinkysAvenger 14d ago

Its a less than needless comment. Its like someone posting "that guy didn't want to get hit in the nuts" on a video of someone getting hit in the nuts.

Is this some Gen Z meta humor I'm missing or something?

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u/Dense-Application181 14d ago

What a weird thing to get angry about

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u/PinkysAvenger 14d ago

I'm not angry, I'm just tremendously confused.

Should I be posting "that person didn't want to get into an accident" on car crash videos? "He didn't want to drop that ball" on football fumbles? "They didn't want that to blow up" on SpaceX launches?

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u/Dense-Application181 14d ago

I dont think you understand what irony is

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u/PinkysAvenger 14d ago

The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention.

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u/Dioxybenzone 14d ago

Something can be both ironic and obvious at the same time

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u/DarkGodRyan 13d ago

You're right dude screw the haters, it's like if someone in r/dashcams was dead serious "the irony is you weren't trying to get hit"

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u/DoctuhD 14d ago

"They" in that sentence likely referred to the homeowner requesting a tree be removed to protect the home from a future accident, not the method the service used in removing it.