It's possible your first sentence was not sarcastic or insulting, but it kind of came off that way. Then your edit made it clear you were throwing shade at the person for having their rant in their head.
Dude, several people gave you feedback on why you got downvoted. I have now spent... at least four minutes of my life dedicated to helping an internet stranger understand why their comment seemed rash. And you're complaining about "Stalinist Gulag"? Get over yourself, stop being melodramatic, or go read about the torture and starvation of millions of people while you sit drinking tea and typing out armchair philosophy on your mechanical keyboard.
I'm on my iPhone but you have a point we've become so meta sarcastic that in all honesty I meant 'kudos for itemizing all your grievances so clearly and succinctly' and it came off as condescending.
I always wonder, do people read messages in their own voice or the voice of the writer? It helps to have at least a measure of compassion.
Good of you to invest a few minutes of your day on clarifying that. I mean it with no hint of sarcasm but I can see if someone were struggling with a tough turd while reading it, it may come across much differently.
Edit: and by the way, all Stalinist gulags start with a petty quasi meritocratic bureaucracy and people just following orders and doing their assigned tasks.
Edit 2: the OP understood my meaning, I was referring to the barrage of downvotes. This past few days I've hit a great streak.
Dude, several people gave you feedback on why you got downvoted. I have now spent... at least four minutes of my life dedicated to helping an internet stranger understand why their comment seemed rash. And you're complaining about "Stalinist Gulag"? Get over yourself, stop being melodramatic, or go read about the torture and starvation of millions of people while you sit drinking tea and typing out armchair philosophy on your mechanical keyboard.