• GrapesOfAss@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Im pretty sure those users a legitimately, unironically autistic.

    Not being abelist, just trying to prevent others from taking this argument for more than it is: someone incapable of thinking outside explicit literals.

    • OmegaMouse@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      Lol fair enough, I can understand why you’d think that.

      I’m quite capable of thinking figuratively. But in the way that this post is framed, I’m pretty sure any layperson would take the figures as being based on some actual statistics. It’s deceptive, and I don’t think that’s a good look if anyone were to look into this in any detail. If you’re going to make an analogy, make it actually analogous. And if you want to use hyperbole, use it in a way that’s clear (i.e. by not mixing in numbers)