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Bernie Sanders unveils 32-hour workweek bill with no loss in pay for workers (thehill.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"but more hours means more productivity %%"

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm going to go with you forgot to add the /s to your comment.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The quotes provide the same meaning, basically that you are parodying the other side.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Quotes are usually reserved for actually quoting someone else (for example), and not making a statement about parodying the other side.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's a pretty commonly used format on many parts of the internet, I think most people would interpret it that way, especially when everybody reading will see that what is being quoted is obviously untrue.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Well I guess I'm being nuanced here, but I don't think in this specific case that works out that way, considering what it's replying to.

    In other words I would agree with your interpretation if the reply was parodying something I said directly. Otherwise it just seems something of a non sequitur.

    Anyway, I get what you're trying to communicate towards me, I even agree that sometimes it is using the way you describe. I would just think that's done the minority of the time, and the majority of the time quotes are used to actually quote someone.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I felt like "/s" gives the "joke" away so I opted not to have it and have people actually think critically, especially since the statement is false.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Do you think the joke matched the comment it was replying to, which was about calling your house representative?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    It’s what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits.

    Fair enough, and that's the answer I was looking for.

    The majority of the comment was about contacting your house representative, but you're right, it could match the first sentence, I guess.

    I kind of wished they would have quoted that first sentence as part of their reply with the joke, to save me some time in replying.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's a cynical statement, lighten up

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    lighten up

    Not a matter of lightening up, its a matter of trying to understand, as it seems like such a non sequitur.

    Is it really so hard to believe that somebody would want to know why somebody replied to them in such a perceived strange and unrelated sort of way?

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