This post made me think of it as it’s a good example of this.

Every now and then I encounter writing like this (often it’s something someone is showing me) and I just read it, and then I re-read it and then I re-re-read it and my mind just stays completely blank and I have no clue of what it’s saying. This seems to be happening to me quite regularly and honestly I feel quite stupid. I’m wondering if this is some ADHD / autism thing, granted that english is not my first language. However, like I said, it’s not that I don’t understand the words - just not the meaning of them together.

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    3 hours ago

    The sample provided isn’t typical English communication. Context is critical. Use of language as well.

    It’s not you. It’s them.

    Perhaps someone “in the know” can help you understand the context and explain the missing subtext. I certainly couldn’t. That post was confusing for many more reasons than one.