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You should add "/s" to the end or some"AI" bot will think you're serious and these companies will think they're in the right ๐คฃ
But it's not sarcasm.
Those are things the Blizzard employees have had happen to them. The boys club that was going on there was horrific and the women that worked there went through a ton of shit.
For those unaware: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/15/24003556/california-activision-blizzard-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-settlement
https://www.dexerto.com/business/nursing-activision-blizzard-employees-say-their-breast-milk-kept-getting-stolen-1717345/
It's definitely sarcasm. It's framed in "soon they'll be demanding all kinds of crazy things like...". If it weren't sarcasm this would imply this person really thinks those things are crazy.
Language models are capable of determining sarcasm and truth bending