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<irony>Steve Jobs stole (quoted) that quote from Picasso</irony>

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/03/06/artists-steal/

How is that an irony?

I'd call it ironic, although I'd find it difficult to define what sort of irony is used. Something to do with it having a dramatic self-referential twist. Maybe this is a US/UK difference in meaning? (I'm from the UK)

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