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Using /s to indicate sarcasm is cowardly (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just commit, no matter the response. Adding /s is akin to explaining a joke after you tell it. If someone doesn't understand or pick up on the sarcasm, it's not your responsibility to spell it out for them. You add /s because you don't want to be held accountable.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have seen time and again that the /s is vital. There are always idiots that don't get the joke, and sometimes, those idiots happen to be admins.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Not even idiots. Sarcasm is entirely culture-specific. Even two native speakers from different cultures can easily mistake a sarcastic text for a serious one, and vice-versa. This doesn't even touch the difficulties ESLLs experience with online sarcasm.

But I still don't use /s because I'm a lazy fuck.