• ewe@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Point taken. I suppose I mean sarcasm not satire. /s is really a sarcasm indicator, not just satire.

      There are, however, other instances of satire that aren’t text based such as much movies (eg dr strangelove, Galaxy quest) or spoof movies as well as most political cartoons. But those sometimes are misunderstood as serious as well.

      Sarcasm comes across much better in person than via text, which I’m sure you agree with.

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        1 year ago

        Sarcasm comes across much better in person than via text, which I’m sure you agree with.

        I completely disagree. Body language betrays your sarcasm much more easily in person. In text is where it’s much easier to hide the meaning you are trying to convey and confuse your audience.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, sarcasm isn’t meant to trick people. They are supposed to understand that it’s sarcasm. That’s what I meant when it comes across better in person. People get that it’s sarcasm because of that body language.

          edit Wait a tick, you’re "sarcasm"ing me, aren’t you!?