5 Reasons The Internet Doesn’t Get Irony

Tara Sparling writes

I’ve been doing loads of giving out here, lately. It’s been lovely. Lambasting things like Twitter and terrible book marketing is more fun than reading cartoons whilst sipping champagne through a straw in a giant bathtub full of bubble wrap.

The response has been enlightening, too. I expected lots of giving out in return. People taking offence at my offensiveness. I didn’t get any. Instead, I’ve been seeing an explosion of irony. The sort that Shakespeare invented, and Alanis Morissette didn’t write a song about. Here’s 5 of the best.

Great Weather For Ducks: Or, 5 Reasons The Internet Eats Itself

1. My “15 Reasons Why I Muted You On Twitter” post was retweeted by a big pile of people who, following a mere cursory investigation, appeared to have committed more than 5 of the 15 listed offences and never interacted with me either on either Twitter or this blog.

2. My “What If Authors Behaved In Real Life Like They Behaved Online?” post was “liked” by…

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