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[–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don’t disagree with the absurdity of this, but also the english language (nor any language) didn’t evolve to facilitate instantaneous communication through text. As a result when you just talk normally with someone through text with perfect spelling (thnx spellcheck autocorrect for flattening the evolution of new words and phrases…) and no silly words like β€œlol” or emojis either, there is a gargantuan amount of information lost. This can both lead to people misunderstanding your specific intention but also people overanalyzing your text to check for different possible meanings/tones.

A simple example of what I am talking about is how perfectly spelled short texts often come off as passive aggressive.

We need to evolve language to account for new ways of using it, and that is going to feel a bit silly and awkward, but this is better than the alternative of just letting language be indefinitely terrible at communicating effectively through real-time chat.

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, unsurprisingly Key and Peele fucking nail it on the head, I love that sketch.

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I always found this really weird, by then people say I’m boring and dull online

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ok but are you also boring & dull IRL?

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Not with people I know

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

This just made me exhale slightly faster through my nostrils, but i laughed on the inside like so: πŸ˜ƒ

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 9 months ago
[–] wellee@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Wait.. you guys aren't actually smiling or laughing when you send those? Am I the only that actually is? ..hmm

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

This meme was pretty alright… when I saw it 20 years ago.