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That's probably a cyber crime in most US states. Edit: You guys have no sense of humor.
by _wldu 4y ago
That's probably a cyber crime in most US states.
Edit: You guys have no sense of humor.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- cyral 4y agoSounds like a job for the Highway Patrol
- buryat 4y agoHackernews is not a place for jokes
- bogwog 4y agoSo why are you here? (gotem)
- quickthrower2 4y agoIt is if the jokes are really sophisticated or clever. No reddit style stuff.
- kappuchino 4y agotry /s at the end of "offending" sentence, most people will look at it more kindly.
- dorkwood 4y agoI'm surprised the SarcMark™ never took off: https://www.sarcmark.com/ https://www.sarcmark.com/
- saagarjha 4y agoI am incredibly upset by the difference in speed of writing the text and drawing the SarcMark.
- ManBlanket 4y agoI'm sure you're great. Nothing against you, but please don't do that. Just write what you mean if you can't handle some people misinterpreting a sarcastic remark. Let's think about this for a second. What's the point of sarcasm? If you have to tell people you're being sarcastic, are you still being sarcastic? Not sure what territory, "/s" blunders into, but I'm confident it's not sarcasm. It's something else that seems kinda... dumb... like on a fundamental level. Did people think themselves above saying, "jk"? Mostly I've just seen, "/s" beg the question of why someone would go and ruin a good sarcasm, or whether the thing they labeled as such was ever sarcasm to begin with. Like the parent comment here for example, it's not sarcasm. There's no biting irony, mockery, or criticism. It's just a silly non-sequitur joke remark. You'd have to be like legitimately autistic or something to not see that, and at that point, "/s" is just a drop in a bucket. I mean hot-take here, sorry, but let's think twice before adopting social queues from reddit.
- IggleSniggle 4y agoSocial “cue” (as for an actor or musician) not “queue,” by the way.
- nephanth 4y agoIndicating sarcasm is not necessarily ruining it though. Look at IRL sarcasm, it will generally be accompanied with the right tone of voice and expression / body language that make its presence unequivocal. That doesn’t necessarily ruin it
- Fogest 4y agoIt's the same reason why I often throw a emoji on the end of a sentence to a friend. Sometimes the sentence on its own can sound aggressive or hostile and a quick fix for that is a little emoji that can help make sure my tone is clear. I view something like "/s" as being quite similar to this. You're not ruining the sarcasm, but instead ensuring your tone is properly understood.
- marvin 4y agoThe very best sarcasm is so perfectly balanced and indistinguishable from the real deal, that it will leave its audience wondering but not missing the potential for sarcasm. Then the person that delivered it will promptly move on, before the audience gets a chance to really think about it.
- TMWNN 4y ago
- loxias 4y agoHuh, that's confusing to me. _Big_ Adams, Twain, Barry, Pratchett, and most things sardonic, sarcastic, and satiric right here, who's also "autistic AF" as the kids say. "/s" is stupid, always has been. I'm not sure if sarcasm is sarcasm if it comes with metadata, but if you're gonna use metadata, use balanced tags! Edit: I read the link, and laughed at it. If anything, I get into trouble using sarcasm /too/ often (esp. as a kid), I know a few other aspies like this too. I think all one can say on the topic is that if you're on the spectrum your "sarcasm center" might be poorly deficient OR pumped up into overdrive. I know it's a long rant on this point but I really wish more people understood that with ASD sometimes these things manifest as a deficiency...but sometimes as the opposite of a deficiency (a surfeit?).
- c1ccccc1 4y agoNot many people know this, but similar to image alt text, the <s></s> tag was originally introduced for accessibility reasons, so that people with autism and similar conditions can experience the web in the same way as more neuro-typical folks do. The tags should be invisible in the average browser, unless you've got sarcasm highlighting turned on. Unfortunately, the feature hasn't really caught on, and it remains unsupported by most software.
- D-Coder 4y agoThis is sarcasm, right? Right?
- jkhdigital 4y ago:chef’s kiss:
- bregma 4y agoWhy does this post appear in yellow?
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- mellavora 4y agoHuh, I totally missed that "/s" was a sarcasm flag. I was thinking that usually it is ":s/" not "/s", and was looking for the completion, or if they really did mean "/s" that's not the best way to find ands.
- iinnPP 4y agoYou can say this and express it as a joke but the text reads like poor criticism.
- eyelidlessness 4y agoI read it as a joke, but I started with an assumption of good intent.
- Diesel555 4y agoFollowing the guidelines I see > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith
- eyelidlessness 4y agoWell not for that reason, but it’s always a good reminder :)
- bee_rider 4y agoIs there a stronger plausible interpretation than: It is a joke, poking fun at our overly aggressive cyber crimes laws. ?
- Diesel555 4y agoNot that I know of. I really meant that he is following the guidelines. What were you assuming I meant?
- smarx007 4y agoOnly if it crashes MS Word 2007.
- jjeaff 4y agoYou joke, but comparing to past cases, I see no reason to believe it couldn't be considered a crime depending on who you do it to. All depends on the existence of some grumpy idiot with too much power.
- rawoke083600 4y agoHaha