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      10 days ago

      In today’s world the /s is always necessary. There are lots of people who will earnestly say exactly what you said

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        10 days ago

        I’m not who you replied to, but I do my best to leave out the /s. How people react to my comments is my gauge for how messed up the world is.

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            10 days ago

            Nope; just an indicator. The notion that people need training wheels when reading un-backed rando comments so they don’t take it as gospel is another indicator.

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              But the “indicator” has effects on the people who read it. It pushes some people further in that direction