lol. Yes it’s a sentence all by itself, it means nothing, lol.

The English language is capable of endless nuance. If you can’t convey tone, just get better at writing.

You also shouldn’t get in the habit of undercutting everything you say. It’s ok to say something and mean it. If you don’t take yourself seriously, other people won’t take you seriously.

Besides, when you are joking, it’s funnier when you don’t wink. Winking is for suckers.

I have a tendency to speak very blunt and directly about most things, so lol is absolute necessity for me online in order to not blatantly spread ragebait everywhere I go lol

I think if I stopped adding lol to my messages, I’d instantly become the most racist existence known to man.

Wait, where’s my lol?

Lol, no

👍

Lol, fuck this

Lmao, even

it’s like “over” on a radio lol

Tone is an absolute bitch to convey properly over text, if you don’t add indicators it’s up to the reader to determine the tone you’re using. Miscommunication causes larger problems. Using lol helps indicate a lighter tone so people don’t think I’m pissed off or grumpy when I’m not

IMO a more apt response would’ve been “lol no”

There’s no comma there. They use it as punctuation at the end of a sentence:

e.g.: “I heard your mother died I’m sorry lol”

I did it all for the lulz (come on) the lulz (come on) so you can take that lol and stick it in your ahaha

I still remember using lol, especially in speach, being seen as cringe worthy. And as such things happen people start using it ironically until everyone is using it and forgot it started as ironic.