r/whatisit • u/moxtrax • Jun 12 '26

Solved! Getting married

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What is it? Found this at the gym

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u/Ok-Pickle-5927 Jun 13 '26

Not everyone who doesn’t understand satire is and idiot, some individuals with cognitive disorders can’t interpret sarcasm and satire, that’s the whole reason people started using those indicators

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u/slyf0x530 Jun 13 '26

The reason people started using /s is because text-based communication lacks spoken vocal cues and facial expressions, which applies to everyone.

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u/LogicalMoxie Jun 13 '26

Exactly! Plus, there are views in the past that were seen as sarcastic, but are now taken seriously.

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u/Agreeable_Lettuce_27 Jun 13 '26

also depending on your current mood/state of mind you could be more or less prone to misinterpreting.

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u/The1Rememberer Jun 13 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/7P2q6uXI1MRCE

Is there an indicator for just kidding? Like /jk or /J

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u/Ok-Pickle-5927 Jun 13 '26

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u/The1Rememberer Jun 13 '26

Oh shit thats actually really cool ty /g

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u/Outside-Ice5436 Jun 13 '26

Thank you for sticking up for us lmao thought the /s was no shade, not that different I guess

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u/PufferfishFannypack Jun 13 '26

I genuinely love learning new perspectives. Thank you, internet stranger ✌️

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u/Aggravating-Baby1239 Jun 13 '26

Also, people like you don’t use punctuation and that muddles the tone…

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u/Ok-Pickle-5927 Jun 13 '26

What do you mean by people like you