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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Sarcasm is very reliant on tone, which can't be conveyed via text. Intensifiers like "totally" or "definitely" can help, but there are so many horrible people out there now that Poe's Law can make it hard to tell what the true intent is. "/s" has value.