I had to teach myself to say lol all the time via text and it absolutely helps with tone, so does using emoji which was something else I had to force myself to do. I seem less mature I guess but I don’t come off as a blunt asshole anymore and my conversations go a lot smoother

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

Lol, no

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?

👍

it’s like “over” on a radio lol

Lol, fuck this

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

Lmao, even

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”

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

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.