That I replied to a literal aspect does not mean I failed to comprehend the spirit behind the common reddit jest about simultaneous up and down votes—and given the triviality the word lie isn’t an accusation to be offended at. Perhaps I could have gone with “Lies! :P” to make the non-serious unmistakable.
Following along within the make believe reality of a jest while the actual topic is in the background is play and “I didn’t really so it doesn’t matter” is dropping the ball—in the counterfactual jest reality it does matter. It is good form to let others run with what you started and forcing the original frame is what makes things serious.
That I replied to a literal aspect does not mean I failed to comprehend the spirit behind the common reddit jest about simultaneous up and down votes—and given the triviality the word lie isn’t an accusation to be offended at. Perhaps I could have gone with “Lies! :P” to make the non-serious unmistakable.
Following along within the make believe reality of a jest while the actual topic is in the background is play and “I didn’t really so it doesn’t matter” is dropping the ball—in the counterfactual jest reality it does matter. It is good form to let others run with what you started and forcing the original frame is what makes things serious.