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by reificator 2619 days ago
I hope it's not based on the contents of the quoted posts alone.

> This was explored (all the way to its grim dystopian conclusion) in tv series Dollhouse. Might want to check it out.

That doesn't seem very salty to me, and I could see myself writing that same comment.

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It seems to be based on the individual words, not the meaning. "Grim" and "dystopian" are probably considered "salty" words. My lowest scoring comment was about dissonance in music, and presumably "dissonance" is a "salty" word too.
> My lowest scoring comment was about dissonance in music, and presumably "dissonance" is a "salty" word too.

Alright, I'll avoid posting the lyrics to Tool's Schism...

I figured it was something along those lines, it's just very jarring to see harmless comments rank as my saltiest when I know I've posted worse.