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signals informality a la how one speaks in casual conversation. proper punctuation is for emails and essays and shit

i write in lower case because that is how nine inch nails were often writing their band name back in the 90s

1889 called (well, sent a letter) & they want their hot take back.

ee cummings will have his day

Appreciate the period.

archy and mehitabel would like a word

I hate it. 👎

Sam Altman turned me into a case Enthusiast through his powers of cringe

hey I resemble that statement

i write lower case not for some societal reason I just do that shit because it's informal

then, once the “normies” got access through providers like aol, they started using proper grammar and correct capitalization, blissfully unaware of the rules that maintained the ecosystem they had just besieged.

Most people write exclusively or almost exclusively on IRC. I also think there’s something to phones now automatically enforcing proper grammar in text that can differentiate “casual” mobile users from people on desktop.

rEal AnTiestaBliSHmenT L00Ks lIke tHIs

Better than ALL CAPS.

A note from someone with a reading disability: that “stylistic choice” makes you harder to read.

I Choose My Online Writing Style To Make Myself Appear Fun And Approachable.

people type in lowercase because it's faster to type in lowercase and for informal conversations it's totally fine, and when you're working on something and in a flow state, it can help to keep from breaking the train of thought.

wow calling me the worst person and then locking the article behind a paywall is a choice

Everyone taught to write was schooled on writng in lower case. No one was schooled in writing in upper case. What is the fucking mystery?