rico (she/him)@feddit.cl to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agowhy do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!”message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1105arrow-down1message-squarewhy do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!”rico (she/him)@feddit.cl to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agoPeople will test the quality of a communication channel by saying nonsensical things on that channel, to see if those interpreting the message believe the nonsense. It’s a way of affirming a bond of understanding between people.
People will test the quality of a communication channel by saying nonsensical things on that channel, to see if those interpreting the message believe the nonsense.
It’s a way of affirming a bond of understanding between people.