i can’t stand megathreads – no one reads these! no one wants their posts banished there!

  • @magnetosphere
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    41 year ago

    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.

    • @ilickfrogs
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      41 year ago

      People argue about EVERYTHING there. Think they’re smart playing devil’s advocate on reddit

      • @Shardikprime
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        11 year ago

        You mean people are still arguing about weather or not Indy was irrelevant to the movie’s plot?

    • Rentlar
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      21 year ago

      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.