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Re:Jack White bans phones at gigs for “100% human experience” by oiuwpeoiur09908 on Thursday January 25, 2018 @03:32PM (#16234361)
Really? I find the opposite.

What makes comment sections toxic TO ME is people on their soapbox scolding others and distracting from the topic at hand.

Subjective experience and all that.

Sarcasm has existed in human discourse for centuries.

Gonna need more than your take on it to accept it's as damaging as you claim.

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Re:Jack White bans phones at gigs for “100% human experience” by loeg on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:39PM (#16234928)
Sarcasm is an ok thing in mediums where there are side channel cues that the user is being sarcastic. Unfortunately, it doesn't carry well in writing, unless you're extremely clear about it.

I don't think it adds anything to an online comments board / discussion. And in some cases, it detracts. It often just comes across as hostility.

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