Playfully insulting your friends (or yourself) w layers of sarcasm is an example of the Waluigi Effect- you get both conscious understanding of the compliment and subconscious emotional processing of the insult. Could we plz just... not?
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Tweet · Dec 7, 2023does using a word or phrase or emoji sarcastically degrade the impact of sincere use of it?Reply · Jan 29, 2025@SkyeSharkie not that i can't understand it, i know what it is but some other part of my brain still *feels* an insult even if it was said…Reply · Nov 28, 2023@waxingarcane i'm not sure it just seems like random insults, which even tho i know are a joke still subconsciously feel bad and push me away?Reply · Dec 31, 2023@itswallam lol oh no this sounds mean, it was aimed at myself