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Re:Why I Majored in Philosophy Despite Everyone Telling Me N... by Aqueous on Thursday September 15, 2016 @09:54AM (#12506106)
Honestly? Still not sure myself. The "leave a comment for my secretary" form is either some Grade-A douchebaggery or trolling perfected. But if this whole thing is intentional satire then it's too many layers deep to make its point.
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Re:Why I Majored in Philosophy Despite Everyone Telling Me N... by andkon on Thursday September 15, 2016 @08:31PM (#12511072)
Right?? I think trolling and satire are different, now that I'm looking at this bud — satire needs to be obvious lest it further the goals of the thing it's making fun of. Trolling actually needs you to buy into what it's saying, which seems to be the goal here.
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