GP's post is clearly sarcasm.

I agree now that you've pointed it out. Too close to how people apparently think to immediately click for me.

Trying to step close enough to the line to make it questionable is part of the fun. Poe's law etc. I suppose on a large forum there will always be someone that misses it, purely stochastically. Happened to me recently too https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30614766#30618068