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.