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I have never seen ”/s” on lemmy
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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 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.
They're usually longer than a comment on a thread. They're usually presented with the understanding that they're satirical or sarcastic.
Readers know the author.