I used to be a big proponent of “/s”. My rationale was that reddit was a worldwide site, and it wasn’t fair to exclude people who weren’t fluent in English. Plus, I didn’t want to live up to the stereotype of the selfish, arrogant American.
Now, I just don’t worry about it. Over time, I realized I could say something obvious and seemingly non-controversial, like “the sky is blue”, and people will disagree anyway. If somebody a thousand miles away takes a sarcastic statement literally, and decides that I’m an asshole, then so be it.
I don’t care too much whether people mark their sarcasm or not.
I usually do because I’ve seen enough fucked-up takes back at the other site (that I confirm they truly believe from their profile) that I don’t want people misunderstanding me, especially when my comment would begin with a sarcastic tone.
I used to be a big proponent of “/s”. My rationale was that reddit was a worldwide site, and it wasn’t fair to exclude people who weren’t fluent in English. Plus, I didn’t want to live up to the stereotype of the selfish, arrogant American.
Now, I just don’t worry about it. Over time, I realized I could say something obvious and seemingly non-controversial, like “the sky is blue”, and people will disagree anyway. If somebody a thousand miles away takes a sarcastic statement literally, and decides that I’m an asshole, then so be it.
People argue about EVERYTHING there. Think they’re smart playing devil’s advocate on reddit
You mean people are still arguing about weather or not Indy was irrelevant to the movie’s plot?
I don’t care too much whether people mark their sarcasm or not.
I usually do because I’ve seen enough fucked-up takes back at the other site (that I confirm they truly believe from their profile) that I don’t want people misunderstanding me, especially when my comment would begin with a sarcastic tone.