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by mrob 2625 days ago
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.
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> 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.