I come into contact with young adults and teens on line and they take things Very literally, is it just my impression?

I come into contact with young adults and teens on line and they take things Very literally, is it just my impression?
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I’m curious to hear an example of this. I’m a young adult (18) and I’ve been on Q&A sites since I was 14 and I have been accused of taking things “too literally” before. But I can’t seem to come up with an example. :) What’s an example that you’ve seen of this?
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