I upvoted both the “don’t use /s” suggestion and your comment. IMO both are important points.

Personally I use /s only when the statement is s likely to be otherwise misunderstood. That goes for Reddit as well.

/s was never meant to be ubiquitous on Reddit. What happened is that new users saw it, didn’t know what it means, asked, and when they were told it expresses sarcasm, they thought it’s mandatory.

I’m new to Lemmy and know nothing of lemmy.ml. So I decided to give it a quick glance. First statement of the Code of conduct:

We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all

Do you know what’s missing on that list - FREE. To hell with safe spaces. Personally I would not support any media which suppresses freedom of expression.

IMO the freedom you get by living under your means is far more valuable than the extra utility afforded by spending the money.