this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2026
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Unpopular Opinion

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There are better ways to describe "non caustic sarcasm". Dry wit, tongue in cheek, banter, or just plain joking.

Passive aggression on the other hand is defined by sarcasm.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 9 hours ago

maybe. im awefully passive aggressive then. I try to laugh rather than fight.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Only if the sarcasm is said with malice. Sarcasm can be just humor, not malicious.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

So I’m supposed to downvote this if I agree, right?

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago

Idk how up/down voting works in here in general and this thread further confuses that ignorance