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2 years agoNot at all – it’s the people who use /s that are dumb.
Not at all – it’s the people who use /s that are dumb.
Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people.
Am i wooshing myself??
That is literally the point of sarcasm. People legitimately wanted to murder Jonathan Swift.
If you write “/s”, just write the direct unironic statement in the first place.
But that’s the point of sarcasm. Jonathan Swift got lots of death threats by mail after writing “A Modest Proposal,” and he expected it! If someone doesn’t want to risk being misunderstood, they should not write the opposite of what they mean.