It is apparent to me and highly likely to you aswell that ‘lol’ [which actually means laugh out loud believe me not], has been highly over-used - so much so that it has lost its initial value of laughter, but rather a filler when you have nothing better to say, or just can’t be bothered typing anything out or if you just want to give them approval of what they have just said. Infact now staring at the word ‘lol’ makes me smile as it seems to have a funny look to it. Probably just me brain’s faulty wiring.

So if ‘lol’ has lost its meaning, then what via text portrays your genuine laughter?