▲ 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
[–] kitedemon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) You misunderstand, this is from my own perspective as an autistic person. Plus, the lack of tone of voice over text can make communication harder, for everyone. It’s literally just a tool for communication, clearing up what you mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago But that's the point of sarcasm. Jonathan Swift got lots of death threats by mail after writing "A Modest Proposal," and he expected it! If someone doesn't want to risk being misunderstood, they should not write the opposite of what they mean. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago But that's the point of sarcasm. Jonathan Swift got lots of death threats by mail after writing "A Modest Proposal," and he expected it! If someone doesn't want to risk being misunderstood, they should not write the opposite of what they mean. permalink fedilink source parent
