Ricki Yasha TarrOther Social Media Sites: Here's a research paper I read the title of that proves my crackpot hypothesis.
Mastodon: Hello, I wrote this research paper, let me take you through what it actually means.
Kevin Teljeur ❄️@RickiTarr I once made a slightly generalist remark about recycling bins. I was held to account, which inspired this.
@kevinteljeur LOL I usually reply that This is just a joke my friend
@RickiTarr This is it, the Fediverse is older (I believe) and very neurodiverse, so even coming back with ‘This is just a joke’ can be a lot. And yeah, my remark about bins (here, they stick the recycling into a compactor, and most of it goes into landfill) was taken at its most literal and policy was debated. It was a lot.
@kevinteljeur I've had this on every social media site to be fair, it's annoying sometimes, but I try not to take it seriously