• rarWars@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    I’m Gen Z and I use lol as punctuation at the end of a sentence to indicate a lighthearted tone, just like a ? or ! indicate their respective tones. It’s very useful, and I think I’ll keep using it lol

    It fills a similar niche to tone tags but somewhat less intrusive imo.

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      2 days ago

      This has how it’s always been used as far as I have seen as an older millennial, aside from being used in a form of irony.

      It’s an upbeat tone indicator. But it’s not the same as sending someone a smile with your text.

      It fills a useful niche. Just like /s also does.