• 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!?

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        No I mean satire is dead because stupid motherfuckers that will believe or want to believe everything killed it.

        Can’t even be satirical without some dumb ass going “yep there’s my people!” And then starting another fucking retard movement.

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        1 year ago

        It’s really not. Satire just isn’t for you if you don’t want risk being misunderstood. You don’t write the opposite of what you mean if you must be understood clearly the first time.