Sarcasm

    Sarcasm is a wonderful thing. If we didn't have it, we would anyway. However, sometimes it's hard to notice it. Some people don't get sarcasm regardless of the situation, whereas some just can't see it in text very easily. As for me, sarcasm is obvious regardless of where it appears and I use it the same way as I use the ability to create vibrations in the air - naturally and fluidly as a basic means of conveying information.

    In my opinion. sarcasm generally tones down the impact of an insult. If someone drops a box, say "Nice job." is far less hurtful than "YOU $#!@ING KLUTZ!" and is also less self-infuriating. When one is on the verge of becoming enraged, what you say can often either calm you down or fulfill the anger. For example, shouting and cursing at someone who drops a box will get you all worked up, whereas saying a sarcastic comment in a calm tone of voice won't.

    As for detecting sarcasm, I don't need a detector for it ... or rather, I already have one. It's a dollop of pinkish meat matter in a shell of white bony matter. How someone can't detect sarcasm is beyond me: sarcasm is really an insult via lying most of the time: if someone drops a box, they didn't do a nice job - quite the contrary, they did a bad job! Can some people genuinely not tell when someone is lying even if it's clear that what that person is saying is contrary to the truth? (Also, the background this text is on is dark red.)

    Sarcasm is vital in daily life in modern-day society. For example, if you're talking to someone about something and they say "Really? That's so interesting!", the correct response is "Yeah, I think so too!" or some variant thereof, whereas the correct response to "Really? That's so interesting!" is "Oh, sorry; I didn't mean to bore you." or some variant thereof. Getting these two responses mixed up can lead to disaster:
    "Really? That's so interesting!" "Oh, sorry; I didn't mean to bore you."
    "Really? That's so interesting!" "Yeah, I think so too!"