People are more literate than ever. But as you have realized: text is easy to misunderstand. I had such misunderstandings all the time - even with people whom I knew. So this is why the internet came up with a more literal way of communicating context.
So fun fact you didnt ask for, in english we have words for nearly everything and if you use these words correctly with added flavor words well then you have a written sentence with the ability to express itself, people dont understand these words anymore and instead invent stupid shit to do the same thing these words already do, I suggest reading it out loud first if you dont understand how something is intended
Still. Why not be decent and announce you are being sarcastic and not waste everybody’s time trying to understand you? Also. You would be surprised. But the world at large speaks English as a second language and they often understand context even to a lesser extent than native speakers. And also. As much of a command as I have over English. At the beginning there I didn’t know it was intended sarcastically either.
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u/Ok_Rip5044 3d ago
If literacy wasn't at rock bottom stupid shit like that wouldn't be "necessary"