[civilian]

The phrase '<> doesn't mean what you think it means' is overused in some contexts, like on reddit and as a quip, but I don't feel that cynicalkane was using it as a quip or joke. He was using it to simply and politely say: 'that doesn't mean what you think it means'.

In short, cynicalkane was not using it in the context you think it was contextualized in.

[dumb-dumb]

That's why I said it was not personal. I just randomly chose this one random post in one random thread. There are hundreds to choose from.

Anyway, I'm over it. Maybe using these oft repeated phrases serves some purpose.

Your last sentence made me laugh again. Was that intentional? Are you poking fun at me?

If I took these phrases about what other's are thinking seriously, then everyone in web forums apparently knows what everyone else is thinking. Like they're clairvoyant or something.

I never presume to know what anyone else is thinking. If I want to know, then I ask them.