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I think it's as valid as using "&" to mean "and" or "w/" to mean "with" ... but that's not exactly the same thing, though... If we didn't type "lol" we'd have to type "ha ha ha" ... or are we expected to write a 10-page essay on exactly what we thought was funny, and to what degree? In real life, we can just chuckle, or smirk. That's why SteveBsjb invented CBOL (chuckled briefly out loud) ... to be more accurate. But not everybody knows what CBOL means, thus lol carries out a function of communicating a certain thing, in a shorthand that many people are familiar with. Tell me again what is wrong with that?
When you say it is overused, do you eman to say it is misused?
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gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.
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