▲ 676 ▼ I have never seen ”/s” on lemmy (feddit.de) submitted 3 years ago by bleistift2@feddit.de to c/memes@lemmy.world 336 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Seraph@kbin.social 21 points 3 years ago (3 children) To me it's born out of this moment: "Wait, will someone see this joke and think I'm serious? If they did they'd think I'm a psycho..." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) That is exactly what Poe's Law is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@feddit.de [S] 7 points 3 years ago […A]ny parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken […as] sincere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law permalink fedilink source parent [–] Paradoxvoid@aussie.zone 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) People on Reddit are scared of downvotes affecting their karma score, so they have to tag controversial comments to make it absolutely clear if their comment is sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 years ago I have used it because my sarcastic comment, read at face value, might encourage someone to support something I despise. I'm not interested in creating or bolstering that shit, I just want to make fun of it. Karma points never had anything to do with it. I had millions but what's a million nothings, still nothing. Reddit Karma is just multiplying by zero. permalink fedilink source parent [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Personally I used it to keep shinigami eyes users from tagging my then-universal handle as problematic when I made an off-color joke. I've been banned from subreddits I never heard of because of something I said as a joke in a totally different subreddit permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) If that were holistically true the concept of a "sarcastic tone" wouldn't exist in verbal speech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) "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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) That is exactly what Poe's Law is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@feddit.de [S] 7 points 3 years ago […A]ny parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken […as] sincere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bleistift2@feddit.de [S] 7 points 3 years ago […A]ny parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken […as] sincere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Paradoxvoid@aussie.zone 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) People on Reddit are scared of downvotes affecting their karma score, so they have to tag controversial comments to make it absolutely clear if their comment is sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 years ago I have used it because my sarcastic comment, read at face value, might encourage someone to support something I despise. I'm not interested in creating or bolstering that shit, I just want to make fun of it. Karma points never had anything to do with it. I had millions but what's a million nothings, still nothing. Reddit Karma is just multiplying by zero. permalink fedilink source parent [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Personally I used it to keep shinigami eyes users from tagging my then-universal handle as problematic when I made an off-color joke. I've been banned from subreddits I never heard of because of something I said as a joke in a totally different subreddit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 years ago I have used it because my sarcastic comment, read at face value, might encourage someone to support something I despise. I'm not interested in creating or bolstering that shit, I just want to make fun of it. Karma points never had anything to do with it. I had millions but what's a million nothings, still nothing. Reddit Karma is just multiplying by zero. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Personally I used it to keep shinigami eyes users from tagging my then-universal handle as problematic when I made an off-color joke. I've been banned from subreddits I never heard of because of something I said as a joke in a totally different subreddit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) If that were holistically true the concept of a "sarcastic tone" wouldn't exist in verbal speech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) "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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) If that were holistically true the concept of a "sarcastic tone" wouldn't exist in verbal speech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) "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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
