“a lot of "communication" on the web these days is kinda like the "small talk" from Kevin from The Office US”
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Maybe, but at least it's more or less clear what I mean right away :P A million words conveying one unit of meaning are still more efficient than ten words conveying no meaning. I just thought about that when I saw a youtube comment saying "stolen" in response to a funny joke. I wondered, do they mean they intend to "steal it" because it's a good joke, or did they mean the person who posted the joke stole it from somewhere? Nobody will ever know, at least I for one won't sign in just to ask. I notice that since mobile devices, a lot of "communication" on the web these days is kinda like the "small talk" from Kevin from The Office US. this video If I hadn't asked what you meant, I and anyone else who read your comment would have had their own interpretation of it. I see a lot of comments like that on HN, where you would have to ask "what do you mean?" because it's totally unclear. A variation is stating something that is factually true but doesn't really refute anything, but the commenter clearly seems to mean something by stating that triviality, but don't say what it is. It's like dog whistles, but not for others to hear, but only the posters themselves know what they mean. Count me out.
