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Gen Z linguistic phenomenon. It's to signify a more authentic or calmer, more personable style rather than an overly literary one. It's kind of nice actually, l

Gen Z linguistic phenomenon. It's to signify a more authentic or calmer, more personable style rather than an overly literary one. It's kind of nice actually, like talking to a friend about their thoughts. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/18/death-of-capital-letters-why-gen-z-loves-lowercase https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/18/death-of-cap...

BHSPitMonkey 11mo ago
It's how we all used to talk on IRC, well before Gen Z came online :)
- satvikpendem 11mo ago
  Yes however I doubt the author was an IRC user. For chats people generay do use lowercase cause it's easier but this article is also about using lowercase outside of chats.
  - neutronicus 11mo ago
    This user I think got it from Tumblr (firmly millennial). Gen Z I would think default to title case because that’s what smart phones produce when not wrangled.
    - satvikpendem 11mo ago
      No they disable auto capitalization explicitly in their keyboards.
- Klonoar 11mo ago
  That depended on your IRC server of choice. I grew up on some where you got flamed very quickly if you didn’t clean that up (e.g Espernet).
Animats 11mo ago
It goes back to the 1960s TV show, "The Prisoner".[1] In the village, all signage and maps are lower case only, and in a unique font. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNmf_zmSyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNmf_zmSyE
- defrost 11mo ago
  bauhaus in 1925 has been linked in a peer comment. i've got a 1926 print book is 5 by e e cummings who famously often used lowercase in his prose and poems ... going back earlier than the collection i have. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_5 * my sweet old etcetera - https://web.archive.org/web/19991008163420/http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8454/276.htm https://web.archive.org/web/19991008163420/http://www.geocit... still, as you're a fan of that 1960's show ... here's a few samples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dm_iq5OicM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dm_iq5OicM (1985)
pcthrowaway 11mo ago
I'm an elder millennial, and this was a thing on AIM in 2001, and certainly before then in poetry and avant-garde literature.

BHSPitMonkey 11mo ago

It's how we all used to talk on IRC, well before Gen Z came online :)

satvikpendem 11mo ago
Yes however I doubt the author was an IRC user. For chats people generay do use lowercase cause it's easier but this article is also about using lowercase outside of chats.
- neutronicus 11mo ago
  This user I think got it from Tumblr (firmly millennial). Gen Z I would think default to title case because that’s what smart phones produce when not wrangled.
  - satvikpendem 11mo ago
    No they disable auto capitalization explicitly in their keyboards.
Klonoar 11mo ago
That depended on your IRC server of choice. I grew up on some where you got flamed very quickly if you didn’t clean that up (e.g Espernet).

Animats 11mo ago

It goes back to the 1960s TV show, "The Prisoner".[1] In the village, all signage and maps are lower case only, and in a unique font. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNmf_zmSyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNmf_zmSyE

defrost 11mo ago
bauhaus in 1925 has been linked in a peer comment. i've got a 1926 print book is 5 by e e cummings who famously often used lowercase in his prose and poems ... going back earlier than the collection i have. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_5 * my sweet old etcetera - https://web.archive.org/web/19991008163420/http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8454/276.htm https://web.archive.org/web/19991008163420/http://www.geocit... still, as you're a fan of that 1960's show ... here's a few samples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dm_iq5OicM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dm_iq5OicM (1985)

pcthrowaway 11mo ago

I'm an elder millennial, and this was a thing on AIM in 2001, and certainly before then in poetry and avant-garde literature.