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[–]Cornfed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Or is this a joke? If it is, you can understand how I initially fell for it in this insane modern society.

[–]trident765[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, it's a joke.

[–]Cornfed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well thank goodness. I am a bit distracted with other things at the moment, and therefore not so quick on the uptake.

[–]Cornfed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This sort of thing might make sense in terms of programming, but in natural language it makes no sense at all. These clusters would limit the scope of speech and reduce the possibility of various nuances and subtleties. Basically the answer to a question no-one asked.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

more elegant

nein, it's more work and more mentally taxing