It's funny the way language is evolving; even things like how you use punctuation and capitalization now has meaning. Like 20 years ago, if I was sending an IM

It's funny the way language is evolving; even things like how you use punctuation and capitalization now has meaning. Like 20 years ago, if I was sending an IM or something, I would always just write like I'm writing here. But now, if I'm sending someone a text or slack or something, I always feel like it's more casual/less try hard if it's lowercase with relaxed punctuation. (That's just my style, I don't expect others to match). If I end a text with a period and everything properly capitalized, I almost feel like I'm being too formal. (Admittedly, some people probably just think I'm sloppy and lazy!) I never got into writing "u" or "ur" though. For some reason those still bug me. I know a lot of people don't like memes or gifs, but actually, I think they're great. Sometimes it's much more effective to express a sentiment with an image instead of a word or phrase. I always feel a little cringe when I end a sentence in lol, like I'm laughing at my own joke, although sometimes it helps to soften something I'm saying.