• idiomaddict@feddit.de
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          I believe it was genuine and the person you responded to was messing with you or misunderstood. It does happen to the best of us, and the smiley face seems like a reassuring gesture.

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          There are a lot of people like you, and it is why the use of /s is necessary, and in my opinion a good thing

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              Yeah, it’s frustrating that a lot of people don’t seem to get that, they just assume that how they interpret it is how everyone must see it