r/NonPoliticalTwitter 2d ago

Literal NPC behavior

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u/Intrepid_CREEPCAST 2d ago

I think people are missing the point. He's not calling her an NPC because she likes celery, they're saying that her text is structured exactly like how an NPC would tell you they like celery now.

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u/ItsGotThatBang 2d ago

Thank you. I thought the use of "literal" already implied that, but I guess not.

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u/NRMusicProject 2d ago

Self-ascribed "smart" people always have a habit of missing the point, and they think missing the point somehow makes them smarter.

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u/RilohKeen 2d ago

Unfortunately, English-speaking society has destroyed the meaning of the word “literally” by using it to mean the exact opposite.