• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I’ve always felt that if you need the /s you’re doing sarcasm wrong, even acknowledging text conveys no verbal tone.

      • Empricorn@feddit.nl
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        2 months ago

        I would agree with you, but sarcasm has to be both implied and inferred. There’s plenty of people that freak out about an extremely obvious sarcastic comment…

        • Aqarius@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          Yeah, but the people who freak out over what you wrote sarcastically also have a habit of freaking out over stuff you don’t write, but they imagine you did, so I feel tailoring posts for them is a waste of time.

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        2 months ago

        I like the way you think. To quote myself, “If you need to use the /s, you’re not sarcastic hard enough.”