this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2023
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It's really nice to see genuinely thoughtful comments on lemmy. It's definitely a refreshing change from the endless streams of tired, overused jokes that dominate that other site.
This
edit: do we really have to copy the '/s' for sarcasm?
No, no we do not.
I hope so but it seems the irony of my comment was lost to most readers until my edit.
Wear your downvotes like medals, you earn them both the same way.
And you don't carry them around with you here anyways.
The /s should remain a thing of the past. It’s embarrassing.
I don't like tone indicators, but they're meant to help, among others, autistic people who have a hard time understanding tones
Came here to say this.
@Hank It's just a nice thing in text based communication in general, as there are no tone or body cues to indicate sarcasm.
@MicroWave
I know but it so oftens ruins a joke if you are so focused on eliminating any ambiguity that the original purpose of your statement is lost.
Honestly I like the /s but it tends to become formulaic/abused and loses its function
I doubt that this place stays that way lol