So, Whitehouse, you're telling me the guys that sent a naval ship to support the Gaza flotilla, is the base of the next floatilla launching, and has routinely and aggressively opposed Israel, their crimes against humanity, and disregard of international law, much louder than any other country; that Spain has suddenly started helping with the Iran thing?
It's a defence mechanism. I want to scare people away from trying to participate in a topic they know nothing about but feel like an expert in. Those that do know about the acronyms are worth the while.
Except some times on a lazy Saturday morning and they're being annoying because they know it's normally breakfast time now, but letting them up on the bed is a super special thing to take their mind off it. But they know it's not a "You just get to do this whenever you want" kind of deal now, it's invite only still. And they can't take up all the room or start to clean themselves, shaking the mattress while the humans are trying to sleep in.
Scale goes without saying; but now I'm trying to imagine what it'd actually be like. I'd guess the tac would take out most medium-sized towns. The heads of them could quickly fill a California-sized area.
Then you connect them with string and it's just huge mass of fibre across the sky, 50km wide.
It has nothing to do with one's ability to detect text tone better than another cohort. It is simply using the brain for a split second to evaluate which is more likely; a pro-AIDS misogynistic Lemmy user, or someone taking the piss on the fact Lemmy users are much the opposite.
It is clearly "Amiright, guys?" character humour and really only requires some minimal effort to realise that.
Though, at this point it really doesn't matter as those that think for themselves by looking at what others thought (the vote counters) will contribute by following suit.
It's known for its serial killers, not its skills in basic math. But you can teach through relatable analogies...
"If your gun holds 196 rounds and you need to kill 3,600 fellow citizens, how many magazines will you need?"