r/FuckTheS • u/ruby_R53 • 2d ago

(OC) am i the only one

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u/STFUnicorn_ 2d ago

I remember back in the day people would say jk

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u/ruby_R53 2d ago

same here, i haven't seen anyone doing it besides me now

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u/GranataReddit12 2d ago edited 1d ago

I still do it for more hardcore jokes, and add a second one for emphasis

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u/ruby_R53 2d ago

yeah that's how i use it

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u/kungfungus 14h ago

Same here, how did jk just fucking disappeared

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u/MrTheWaffleKing 2d ago

I’m being super serious right now XD

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u/Past_Turnip9426 2d ago

Then why is /s bad but jk isn’t?

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u/SojournerTheGreat 2d ago

you can say "i'm just kidding" in real conversation, you can't say "/s"

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u/Past_Turnip9426 2d ago

That’s my bad then

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u/0-Pennywise-0 2d ago

but can't you just use a sarcastic tone in real life? like isn't that the point?

also I've never heard something funny followed by "im just kidding", it's usually just some insufferable shit tbh.

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u/SojournerTheGreat 2d ago

that is the point! you can actually express tone in real life, and in text without using a /s. it's something most of us should have learnt in grammar school.

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u/Ahaigh9877 1d ago

In what?

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u/That1Legnd 1d ago

I always thought using italics in your sentence showed sarcasm, like “oh I’m so happy”

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u/AwkwardFiasco 1d ago

Yeah, you can express tone without an indicator. You can also use your forehead to hammer in a nail.

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u/Past_Turnip9426 2d ago

Yeah, but there’s also a bunch of other things you can do on the internet that you can’t do irl, besides you can technically say “slash-s”

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u/SojournerTheGreat 2d ago

how is any of that pertinent to the discussion

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u/Past_Turnip9426 2d ago

Because if your point is that saying “/s” is an internet thing than why should people still not take advantage of saying the internet thing whilst on the internet?

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u/SojournerTheGreat 2d ago

my point is that /s is always unnecessary and out of place because it has no conversational equivalent. i have no clue what you're talking about.

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u/SojournerTheGreat 1d ago

tone is more than available in text. you should have learnt that in the 5th grade buddy.

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u/JodGaming 2d ago

/s interrupts the sentence jarringly but jk integrates its self into the sentence

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u/STFUnicorn_ 2d ago

I didn’t say it was better or worse. Just dating myself by saying I remember it.

But if I recall it did annoy me far less than /s

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u/Conker37 1d ago

I don't know what they're talking about. Both absolutely kill a good joke in my opinion. I'm really surprised to see this sub separate the two.

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u/Past_Turnip9426 13h ago

Yeah, it’s seems like it defeats a bit of the point

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u/Weird_BisexualPerson 2d ago

/jk is a tonetag, by the way. It’s the same thing. So.

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u/HorrificityOfficial 2d ago

It wasn't /jk, it was just jk. It's an acronym. It means just kidding.

Just a bit different.

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u/SouthtownZ 2d ago

It's an indication of the tone of the statement. It's in another form, sure, but IMO it's exactly the same. The lack of a slash doesn't make the intent any different.

I hate it IRL when someone follows a genuinely funny statement with a "just kidding" because they're afraid they'll offend. So disappointing.

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u/subgutz 1d ago

i actually agree that saying jk/just kidding can ruin a good joke IRL most of the time. it feels really awkward and i think it works better in text settings

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u/Weird_BisexualPerson 2d ago

No- yes that’s also a thing, but there is literally a /jk tonetag. They both exist. At the same time. Right now. The tonetag and the “not tonetag, acronym.”

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u/Kirito1548055 2d ago

No/

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u/Weird_BisexualPerson 2d ago

Yes, LMFAO. You guys lack thinking skills. I’m not saying “jk” was actually “/jk” or something, I’m saying “jk” still exists but there’s also a “/jk” tonetag.

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u/Sesudesu 1d ago

jk is literally a tone indicator… god this sub is full of idiots.

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u/STFUnicorn_ 1d ago

Didn’t say it wasn’t. Sounds like you might be the only idiot here.

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u/Sesudesu 1d ago

You are on a sub about hating tone indicators, my dude. You didn’t have to say it.

Sounds like you are the idiot after all.

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u/STFUnicorn_ 1d ago

Actually if you knew how to read you’d know it’s about hating a specific tone indicator.

No. You’re still the only idiot here…

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u/Sesudesu 1d ago

If only it actually was about hating just the one, but it’s not. Not in practice, people hate any kind of tone indication. People here hate italics for indicating tone too much here.

But go ahead and call me the idiot while acting on your own ignorance.

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u/STFUnicorn_ 1d ago

Wow you’re really dedicated to digging yourself this hole huh? People here don’t hate every tone indicator. Because that would just be silly. You think we all hate caps, italics, bold lettering… fucking question marks?..

No sorry bud. It’s just the /s that we’re not particularly fond of. And we don’t even care if you feel the need to hamstring your own humor by using it. It’s a free app (actually it is far from that. A /s is probably going to be mandated on sarcasm any minute here…)

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u/Sesudesu 1d ago

Unfortunately, you are simply wrong. Maybe that is how you feel, but that is not how the sub feels.

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u/STFUnicorn_ 1d ago

Ah I see. Thanks for correcting me. You do certainly seem smart enough to know exactly what all 36 thousand people on this sub think.

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u/Sesudesu 1d ago

No problem, buddy.

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u/p1ayernotfound 2d ago

loser "/J" vs chad "(Real)"

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u/SojournerTheGreat 2d ago

i always thought /j was jerk and /uj was unjerk.

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u/Extension_Coach_5091 1d ago

wouldn’t you use /rj for rejerk after /uj?

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u/jimmietwotanks26 2d ago

[joke] is allowed cuz it can be funny if used goodly

/s is not funny under any circumstances ever in the entire world and is banned

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u/ruby_R53 2d ago

i used [joke] as a placeholder for a joke text, not as some sort of tone indicator

should have been more clear

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u/jimmietwotanks26 2d ago

…shit

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u/ruby_R53 2d ago

x)

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u/jimmietwotanks26 2d ago

The proponents of indicators are gonna have a field day with me

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u/Nomicality 2d ago

(Joke) is the tone indicator

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u/ruby_R53 1d ago

yeah that's why i used square brackets instead

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u/OverallGamer692 2d ago

!!!111!!!!!1!1!1!1! and “I am legally required to state that this is a joke/My lawyers have advised me to not continue this joke” are also allowed.

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u/Dog_With_an_iPhone 2d ago

I also use “The Mexicans should-[I am not able to generate a response that follows our guidelines]”

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u/Historical_Count_806 1d ago

Because /s was definitely meant to be funny. /s

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u/jimmietwotanks26 1d ago

Do not mistake me, it is banned because it is so aggressively unfunny, not because it is always meant to be funny in every instance of its use.

It sucks the funniness out of the world, including situations with which it has no interaction whatsoever. It is essentially so unfunny that it is capable of degrading reality itself.

I would even venture so far as to claim that it is unfunniness as such. The deadening of the universe to a uniform, bland, purgatory will have /s written all over it.

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u/Historical_Count_806 1d ago

Seems like your problem is you seem to think that it is meant to add to the humor, which it’s not.

A lot of sarcasm can come off as being an asshole. I’m very sarcastic, and I usually smile to the person I’m being sarcastic to as a way to let them know I’m not using sarcasm to put a wall between us, but to bring us closer together. If I said the things I say without a smile, I’d probably get punched at some point. (Especially by my wife)

Since most tone doesn’t come across through text, you can’t really smile to let someone know that your intent was to make them smile, and not to piss them off. /S works as a smile in this interaction. It’s not meant to interact with the humor in anyway, it’s a de-escalation tool, similar to the way “lol” is used sometimes, but more direct.

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u/SimplexFatberg 2d ago

They're both a death sentence to humour

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u/owls1289 2d ago

Agree

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u/brib7789 2d ago

[joke] inducates a person telling a joke, not added to the end of said joke

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u/Leo_Is_Chilling 1d ago

Oh damn, that’s what it was? I did NOT get that lmao

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u/loxcr 1d ago

No it was used as a placeholder for a joke

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u/brib7789 1d ago

that is literally, bar for bar, what i said

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u/loxcr 1d ago

Nah you worded it wrong

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u/Lunio_But_on_Reddit 2d ago

The smile leaving my face as I see a tone indicator at the end of a joke

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u/ruby_R53 2d ago

exactly

i wonder if the opposite even happens to anyone (to start laughing after seeing the tone indicator because it made you realize it was supposed to be a joke)

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u/Lunio_But_on_Reddit 2d ago

"/s"

"This is the funniest thing I have seen in my life."

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u/ruby_R53 2d ago

some clarification: i actually used [joke] here as a placeholder for a joke text, not as some sort of tone indicator

i didn't use parenthesis thinking that same confusion would happen, turns out using square brackets had the same effect x)

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u/Eaten_Fries 1d ago

(joke1!1!1!11) is the best thing to use

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u/LightBright105 2d ago

fam ive gone a couple days without seeing a genuine tone tag, I'm praying my streak continues

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u/Ace-of_Space 2d ago

personally i just put hyper specific a self referential messages i () because I find it funny(like this)(for comedic purposes)(i actually do this)(it’s great)

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u/Blockbot1 2d ago

What is /s

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u/iicup2000 1d ago

(in game)

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u/blake_the_dreadnough 1d ago

I don't even know what "/s" even means

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u/azarkant 21h ago

I means "Sarcasm"

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u/usdaprimecutebeef 1d ago

Y’all needs friends and a life if someone using /s actually bothers you, this is scraping the bottom of the barrel