“Maybe that threw you off as to what I was saying?”
Nope, I got what you are saying. you elaborated quite well. I have no trouble understanding things in context, my posts too are often riddled with typos. It happens.
“I don’t see where I changed my own understanding of his statement”
you didn’t. Here is the sequence you misunderstood it (“Basically it states The written word contains no inflection, so without outside markers, one about know if someone is being serious or sarcastic”) Then realized, correctly, that your misunderstanding wasn’t true (“Besides that upon further reflection, what if wrote isn’t even true”)
Atthis point instead of reevaluating your understanding, you doubled down on your wrong, misinterpretation.
“Thanks for your lengthy post.”
you are most welcome 🙂
” Doesn’t really explain anything though”
apologies.
Perhaps you do better with more of a give and take, approach:
question: what is the subject of Poe’s law?
Is it language? or Extremists/extreme positions?
“Quote ”the rule clearly went a bit over your head,” Aka your too stupid to understand.”
Oh no, not at all! don’t be so hard on yourself, True it went over your head, but you can get it don’t give up! with a bit of perseverance you totally could understand it I have full faith in you, you are not stupid, you are a kluger yid I know it!
Are you not familiar with the adage “If at first you don’t succeed try try again ” (do you not understand that either?) Its not “if at first you don’t succeed give up you’re too stupid to understand” I in no way meant to imply that