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Russian economy in freefall as mortgage costs triple and mass layoffs cripple major firms (www.irishstar.com)

submitted 4 months ago by SalaciousBCrumb@lemy.lol to c/world@quokk.au

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Russia's economy is teetering on the brink of collapse, with industrial production taking a nosedive and major corporations initiating widespread layoffs as the impact of a three-year war with Ukraine inevitably hits home.

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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world -4 points 4 months ago

You're posting in lemmy. These people don't get sarcasm unless you whack them in the head and explain the joke. They, uh, lack basic social skills, like, all of the skills.

[-] Thorry84@feddit.nl 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Or you could just choose not to be an asshole?

If they meant it as a joke or as sarcasm, they could simply add a /s on the end. Then they would still be downvoted, because it's a pretty thoughtless and dumb thing to say, but at least their intent would have been clear.

I think people on Lemmy actually excel in social skills, especially empathy. They have had it with everyone posting absolute shit and when being called out go "It's just a prank bro". No, stop your dumb shit, it is not acceptable behavior.

[-] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Knowing how heated the discussions can be on the topic of war in Ukraine and how prevalent Russian trolls are, most people assume any demand for Ukraine to surrender is done in bad faith.

[-] coriza@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Or it is Poe's Law and is not easy to distinguish this type of nuance with so much context information removed (tone of voice, expression, etc) and also there is also the same opinion being genuine for some other person.