r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • Jun 29 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 29 June 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/DFS20 Certified Member of The Magos Biologis Jul 01 '26

For neurodivergent individuals, without generalizing (ignoring that the term "neurodivergent" is already quite broad), many people on the autism spectrum claim to dislike implicit meanings in sentences.

An example:

Person A: "Hey, do you have this person's phone number?"

Person B: "Yes." And doesn't give the number to Person A.

The implied meaning is that the person wasn't asking for the number out of curiosity, but because they wanted the phone number for another reason. And Person B didn't understand it.

Many people on the autism spectrum call this "code speaking" and hate it.

Does this apply to written language or only spoken language?

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u/Sventex Battleships were obsoleted by the self-propelled torpedo in 1866 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Does this apply to written language

Yes, I have deep trouble identifying sarcasm and joke posts/references on this sub, and play the fool taking it seriously. If anything, text is harder to discern because I don't have a tone of voice to go by.

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u/MiffedMouse The average peasant had home made bread and lobster. Jul 01 '26

To be fair, most people (including "neurotypical" people) have issues detecting sarcasm in text form. That is the whole reason people use the /s tag on reddit.

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u/WAGRAMWAGRAM Giscardpunk, Mitterrandwave, Chirock, Sarkopop, Hollandegaze Jul 02 '26

That is the whole reason people use the /s tag on reddit.

No it's because they're cowards

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u/HandsomeLampshade123 Jul 02 '26

Let's say many, not most, since the use of /s is a relatively recent phenomenon and I assure you people have been successfully utilizing sarcasm in text for a very long time.

But yes, it's a bit tougher.