They don’t have to, since it’s a one-way medium instead of a conversation. Even if they did get misinterpreted, how are they gonna find out? Some disgruntled reader mailing them a letter?
You don’t have to do shit. If I’m gonna write a sarcastic comment, the joy is in knowing that some people will just think I’m a fucking moron. People who get it will relate. Others won’t. The world will spin. I’m not writing sarcasm in a public broadcast built for mass audiences. It’s a specific communication for a specific audience. If someone doesn’t get it, tough shit for them…
The real useful one is /gen when ppl need to know you’re NOT joking.
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This. I’d say the main difference if OP is noticing it less is there are less scenarios being created for it to be applied naturally in conversations.
How do you suppose every piece of literature to ever employ sarcasm got on without /s?
They don’t have to, since it’s a one-way medium instead of a conversation. Even if they did get misinterpreted, how are they gonna find out? Some disgruntled reader mailing them a letter?
Yes! Jonathan Swift received a ton of death threats after writing “A Modest Proposal.”
They’re usually longer than a comment on a thread. They’re usually presented with the understanding that they’re satirical or sarcastic.
They use more words, carefully constructed phrasing, and a better vocabulary.
Gee whillikers, it’s almost like the medium isn’t the problem> 4
It you read and write only tweet-sized texts, it can be.
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Poe’s law applies.
You don’t have to do shit. If I’m gonna write a sarcastic comment, the joy is in knowing that some people will just think I’m a fucking moron. People who get it will relate. Others won’t. The world will spin. I’m not writing sarcasm in a public broadcast built for mass audiences. It’s a specific communication for a specific audience. If someone doesn’t get it, tough shit for them…
The real useful one is /gen when ppl need to know you’re NOT joking.
Agreed. I don’t give a shit if people know I’m being sarcastic or not. If they can’t figure it out, then the comment wasn’t intended for them.
That’s literally the point of sarcasm. If you don’t want people to get confused, don’t write the opposite of what you mean.
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If you’re not trying to trick people, just say what you mean. Just stating something and writing “/s” doesn’t do anything to show it’s wrong.
And Borat was met with tons of opposition and hate from people who thought he was serious!