• A_A@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Had to read it three times all the while telling myself : what am I missing ? …before catching on and coming here to see the comments !
          Upvotes were very high so there had to be something.

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        Because the people who didn’t get the joke are going, “Ohh!”

        Those of us who did, we appreciate you explaining quickly before the thread degenerated. Plus you were concise, not pedantic or condescending.

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        Happened to me on Reddit all the time. Had a comment that imo was a goddamned hilarious gem and it gets +27

        Then I just write some throwaway trash that gets hundreds or thousands. Couldn’t make it happen if I tried

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      1 year ago

      I know… What sane person still plays the American money mafia game?

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      Troll / jokester. They’re using a picture of and a name based on Zhuge Liang aka Kongming or Koumei (and yes, that one anime from a few years back is based on him), regarded as one of the greatest tacticians of the Chinese Three Kingdoms period, maybe one of the greatest tacticians ever.

      And the profile picture is based on Zhuge as depicted in Koei-Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors series, though I am not sure which one in the series. Quite possibly the sixth, based on my research.

      So yeah, not only is the guy making a variation on a common joke, he’s basically one step away from having an anime profile picture.

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        1 year ago

        So idk if you know but this guy is a fairly reputable gaming journalist/leaker, not even close to a troll. Also he’s literally making fun of Elon in the tweet.