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[–]Warlizard 0 points1 point ago

That's because sarcasm is fundamentally NOT funny. It's clever, witty, bright, etc., but it usually doesn't evoke laughter.

People like to laugh, not be mocked. There's the half-second where you feel the warmth of approval, then you realize the person speaking to you was mocking you the whole time. Then the blood rushes to your face and you feel like a dumbass. No one wants to feel stupid.

I'm not saying it doesn't have its place, especially between good friends, but when someone doesn't know you, it's hard to convey humor via sarcasm without causing offense, no matter how momentary.

[–]burntoast101[S] 0 points1 point ago

That is an entirely subjective definition. For me, and plenty of other people sarcastic or ironic humor is openly hilarious. The issue is largely that via the internet there's a lack of tone that is critical to those sorts of jokes. In real life jokes like that frequently kill, on the internet they get missed.

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[–]burntoast101[S] -1 points0 points ago

If you're just trying to be informative about subreddits I legitmately didn't know about then thank you. If this is more of a "get out" then I could care less.