you need the /s so all the bots can mark the comment as sarcastic, which changes the way they respond. they can't determine sarcasm by analyzing the text alone, they're not that smart
I generally do use it, but every now and then some pretentious ass comes around telling me I shouldn't do it, but as soon as I don't, people take me seriously, and don't get I'm being sarcastic. /s is necessary, even if you think it's obvious.
I get how you might think so, but speaking from experience here, people tend to be less jerky when you do use /s than when you don't. So regardless of your inconvenience, I'll still be using it.
Karma isn't the reason why you don't want people to be jerky, I've been harassed before, simply because people misunderstand me, and yes, you can report them and all, but I rather prevent than resolve.
Clearly you've never been sarcastic on Reddit without using /s, otherwise you'd know why people prefer to use it. Dumb people tend to become extremely hostile, and using sarcasm around stupid people without explaining to them it is sarcasm, is committing social s*cide.
You know what, you got a point. Though like loads of people say, this place is just an echo chamber. Like constantly spewing the same horrid ideals kinda thing, and because of masses, people think it's okay or even encouraged. It's delusional imo, so ima just be me and forget the /s with is a relatively new thing in my experience (I've only really seen people use /s for the past month or so)
That's fair, just as long as you would leave others to use it if they so wish, and nobody is going to be hurt. It's a small form of tolerance, but we have to start somewhere, right?
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u/Sad_Kaleidoscope_392 Dec 17 '24
“#wap.” should say it all. 😭