It's hard to read someone's emotions through text. In fact, sometimes it's damn near impossible, especially if you're speaking to someone with particularly dry humor. Even the most subtle facial expressions can give us hints about the intention behind words. Without emotional cues, anything said is left up to blind interpretation. That's why people often turn to emojis and initialisms in text to make up for the missing facial expressions. When @SpookyGothLoser posted a meme criticizing the use of 'lol' at the end of sentences, the advice was not well received. One person made a pretty good point, replying, 'You're telling us to delete lol from the end of the text bc it takes away from what we're really trying to say yet you edited the advice onto a piece of cake.' Adding 'lol' to the end of a sentence helps dispel any chance of misinterpreting the text as confrontational. Take a look at some of the funniest and insightful responses to @SpookyGothLoser's meme.
