http://www.metafilter.com/122418/How-to-Live-Without-Irony/ Comments on MetaFilter post How to Live Without Irony Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:57:44 -0800 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:57:44 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/122418/How-to-Live-Without-Irony <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/17/how-to-live-without-irony/?ref=opinion">How to Live Without Irony</a> <blockquote>Here is a start: Look around your living space. Do you surround yourself with things you really like or things you like only because they are absurd? Listen to your own speech. Ask yourself: Do I communicate primarily through inside jokes and pop culture references? What percentage of my speech is meaningful? How much hyperbolic language do I use? Do I feign indifference?</blockquote> post:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.122418 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:54:53 -0800 boo_radley http://www.metafilter.com/122418/How-to-Live-Without-Irony#4711940 <em>Do you surround yourself with things you really like or things you like only because they are absurd?</em> Why can't I like them BECAUSE they are absurd? comment:www.metafilter.com,2012:site.122418-4711940 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:57:44 -0800 maryr