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this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2026
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What’s incredible is the number of commenters who don’t recognize obvious satire when they see it.
Two things at play: people don't seem to critically/carefully read things very much, and Poe's Law has been so thoroughly beat into the ground the past few years that satire has taken a huge blow.
Hmm, most of the comments I read add interesting tidbits about the life of an arborist and the costs of removing a tree that people might not expect. I wouldn't say that the commenters don't understand the joke, I for one appreciate the extra information.
It's the internet so if you're making a post with satire you'd better clearly mark it as such or else you don't careabout other people and how they might feel if they get fooled.
That, and I met people that if those words came out of their mouth it would not surprise me.