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I can't stand. When people type like this. New line after every dot. Even when not necessary. Ultra short sentences. I guess it's "cool"?
by mdrzn 1mo ago
I can't stand.
When people type like this.
New line after every dot.
Even when not necessary.
Ultra short sentences.
I guess it's "cool"?
- 2snakes 1mo agoYimspeak.
- cjs_ac 1mo agoI think it started on LinkedIn, where posts got more reach depending on how many users clicked the 'See More' expander link, so users who wanted to be 'Thought Leaders' were incentivised to present their banal ideas using as many newlines as possible.
- swed420 1mo ago\n;dr
- kypro 1mo agoThis was how I learnt to write, as it's how I think. I latter learnt in school that writing is only deemed correct when it's stylised into elaborate sentences structures that no human would use when thinking in their own heads. If you're just trying to convey a thought I don't know why people care? Could you not understand the point OP was making or something? In what way is this a less valid way of writing (aside from the fact it's not what's taught as correct in school?)
- analognoise 1mo agoIs this satire? Please, lord Jesus, let this be satire.
- kirth_gersen 1mo agoyou know in your heart it's not
- kypro 1mo agoI'm autistic. When I think in words, I typically think in bullet point sentences. That said, I was so bad at English as kid that I've had to spend a lot of time learning how to write well. So I can do it if I care enough to invest the effort. This not to say I see no value in creative writing. You can often summarise the core elements of fictional story in a couple of dozen bullet points, but the story of story isn't why we enjoy to read stories. In my ideal world, when I'd like to make a point, I would use bullet points. But we don't live in that world so aside from my own personal notes, I rarely ever communicate in bullet points.
- TFNA 1mo agoI can't speak for others, but my own internal monologue is certainly not one-line LinkedIn-speak.
- joquarky 1mo agoPeople complain like that in an attempt to [subconsciously?] steer others toward conformity.
- lylejantzi3rd 1mo agoIt's how everyone with a smartphone learns how to write these days. Editing large blocks of text on a smartphone is still extremely annoying, so people get used to hitting send between every few words.
- no_input 1mo agoI used to do this a long time ago just because that's how my brain would process how I'm talking on AIM/ICQ. Though I wouldn't add the period at the end of each new line, that is weird.
- joquarky 1mo agoHow does airing your ego hangups contribute to the discussion of the topic?