• galanthus@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      I feel like the “/s” thing always ruins the joke. For me, it’s the ambiguity that makes it funny, if sarcasm is stated explicitly it just doesn’t work that well.

      I see it a lot nowadays, so my comment is not targeted at you, do not take it personally. Just a thought I had.

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        21 days ago

        Sarcasm without tags on 4chan gave safe harbor to neonazis. I think a slightly tarnished joke is worth it to keep out nazis.

        That, plus sarcasm really only works if people know who you are, and thus can know you’re being sarcastic. It doesn’t reliably come across when you’re talking to strangers.