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That wasn't a joke it was a statement of the reality of the situation which is that the labor performed by the people striking will likely be moved to automation, eliminating the job entirely.

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I'm not a complete idiot like you're making me out to be. There is clearly a joking intonation there.

I think the idea is that other people disagree with the characterization as "clearly having a joking intonation".

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