Comment on These Eerie Photos Are The Only Ones Ever Taken on Venus

• Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It is by definition not sarcasm. So it doesn’t need a /s

  Sarcasm usually involves saying the opposite of what you really mean. But it’s hard to infer from text so you add the /s

  I.e. the OC is soo sarcastic /s

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  • sethboy66@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I don't think you've quite understood '/s'. The author was not serious with his post and indicated this fact with '/s'. By definition it is sarcasm as that's what the author defined it as.

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    • Lmaydev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

      No

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