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it's an internet thing. people were typing lowercase on IRC in the 90s.
by thousand_nights 12d ago
it's an internet thing. people were typing lowercase on IRC in the 90s.
- krastanov 12d agothere is a very big difference between starting an ephemeral instant message without capitalization, and lacking capitalization throughout a more "persistent" long-term medium
- xdennis 12d agoIt's not derived from that. Most people don't use IRC anymore and there are basically no open chat platforms left. Most people now use phones to chat, where the keyboard automatically changes case for you after finishing a sentence. So typing in all lowercase is a choice. I think it's a way to signal "I don't follow norms". It signals membership in a group.