• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I can’t believe it?! The people behind Trump mobile have an impeccable reputation, they are honest people that always put the need of other people first.

    I am shocked that anyone could even imagine they wouldn’t deliver exactly as promised. AFAIK their dad is even president of the United states of America. They couldn’t possible do anything wrong, because it would reflect badly on their father, and even United states as a whole.

    So please stop these insane completely baseless accusations, as if the whole family is corrupt.
    In what country would a majority of people vote for a President from a family where this would be possible?

    /s
    I’m putting it there as a formality, not because i expect it’s actually needed.

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      6 hours ago

      I realized adding the /s is very much needed at times. People on the internet do not get sarcasm.

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        4 hours ago

        As a rule of thumb, I think it should always be there, even when it should seem obvious.

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          2 hours ago

          In my opinion, it should never be there. We are communicating, and adding indicators as to what our meaning is is not very nice. It really takes away the power of sarcasm announcing that something is sarcastic.

          Alas, I do not care if someone who does not understand sarcasm does not get what I mean.

          The only reason I do use it is because people will then annoy me because they didn’t understand shit and what to teach me what is right and what is wrong.

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            2 hours ago

            You don’t know what you are talking about, research has clearly shown that sarcasm is often missed, even among people that know each other. Even between husband and wife. And note this research is on SPOKEN sarcasm, where you have hints in intonation. Written sarcasm is even worse.

            Alas, I do not care if someone who does not understand sarcasm does not get what I mean.

            If you don’t care if people get it, why then post anything?

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              1 hour ago

              The whole point of sarcasm is that it is unclear and people may miss it. People who get it will appreciate it, some people may miss it.