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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that were holistically true the concept of a "sarcastic tone" wouldn't exist in verbal speech.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people.

[–] starman2112 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"If you want to tell a joke in which the humor is derived from you saying something incorrect, or something that would be offensive if you genuinely believed it, you should instead just say the actual truth and never use sarcasm again"

That's actually such a good idea, it would make life on the internet so much better /s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you want to make a joke, assume that some people won't get it. If you don't want any ambiguity then no, do not use sarcasm. If you write "/s", you're not being sarcastic at all, you're just using a double negative.

[–] starman2112 2 points 1 year ago

That's not what a double negative is