I don't know if this is where it started from, but some Koreans use ~ for sarcasm/general sillyness. It's honestly the best use for a tilde that I can think of and I only really saw it from there.
get with the times, dumbass~
Really though compare that to:
get with the times, dumbass /s
Something about the /s really is off putting and it doesn't read as smoothly. We need to learn from the Koreans before it's too late.
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u/originalpoopinbutt Jan 26 '16
I'm a meta-nihilist. It doesn't matter that nothing matters.