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Yesterday I found someone who says “question mark” after every question and has apparently forgotten how to inflect their voice to express tone. It was horrifying, but I realized I’m not that different. I immediately think “cringe” or “based” at many things. Even when I’m not terminally online everything I hear gets put on a meme template by my brain. I’m having trouble expressing tone/emotion in writing without visual indicators like emojis or “/s.” I know I’m not alone, what do we do?

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[–] ButtigiegMineralMap@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It’s one thing to think online stuff, but verbally speaking the word “question mark”, with no tone or inflection, is a whole different level

[–] Valbrandur@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Of course all of us have at least once said something like "lol" or "lmao" out loud but this is far beyond what it takes for one to be told to touch grass.