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xkcd #3122: Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres

Title text:

During the most recent glacial maximum, it's believed that land bridges extended from the surfaces and connected several of the spheres together.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3122/

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[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Interestingly, continents are super complex and there seems to be a continent hidden underneath the Mediterranean. A good YouTube video on the subject

[–] GhostPain@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Look at you with facts and shit.

You get a gold star buddy!

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why so aggressive? Did someone hurt you?

[–] GhostPain@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Where are you from that you think that was aggressive?

Has humor completely died or do you need an excess of emojis to convey tone?

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The tone was condescending yes.

[–] GhostPain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The tone was humorous. You took it as condescending.

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Communication is a two way street. If what you meant to convey as humorous did not land as such, but instead as condescending, maybe try reflecting why and how you can improve your communication in the future.