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delicatearchcouple t1_iw11gab wrote

Reply to comment by sea_of_gems in Americans are more engaged with science news than in 2017 by BlitzOrion

Um... I think we were making the same point?

I was saying Americans only pay attention to science in order to carry out the self flagellation and chicken little dance about the world ending...

So who needs to chill the fuck out?

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sea_of_gems t1_iw176o3 wrote

Sadly without an /s there is no way to tell you were joking because too many people love to proclaim the end is near based on science. But nice try at a save!

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delicatearchcouple t1_iw2f08j wrote

The context of "literally everyone we meet" should be enough to tell the tone. That phrasing is deliberate and conveys exhaustion.

If I was pro-chicken littleing, I wouldn't phrase the comment using "literally" or the third person plural "we"

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sea_of_gems t1_iw4kdm2 wrote

I will admit I was wrong giving the cues present in the way your statement was worded. I was quick to strike against an idea seen too often on this forum as sincere belief. My bad.

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