rico (she/him)@feddit.cl to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agowhy do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!”message-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1164arrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·6 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.