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[–] 109 points 3 years ago (2 children)

People who need tone indicators aren't stupid

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  • [+] -79 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Correct. They’re merely cognitively insufficient to successfully model the minds of the people they talk to.

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  • [–] 41 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Neurodivergent people exist, and they deserve respect too.

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  • [–] 44 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Not only neurodivergent people need the "/s". Not all subtle speech cues are easily transmitted through text.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    And it is not even only neurodivergent people where /s is helpful. You dont hear the tone of voice of people in the internet which is used to indicate sarcasm irl. I would rather use an /s than people misunderstanding what I wrote abd maybe them thinking I am some kind of conspiracy idiot

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Good thing poes law doesn't exist forcing us to be more explicit about what is and isn't a joke.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    Poe’s “Law” is a simple self-fulfilling declaration that communication has failed. It’s not even a postulate about the nature of reality. It’s a declaration that we give up.

    To call something like that a “Law” is ridiculous.

    Declaring that confusion exists is a way to create confusion.

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