Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
Another linguistics note: Has anyone else noticed how eliding the subject (in this case "I") seems to have become more and more acceptable in English over the last 10 years? Wonder if anyone has written about this trend.
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tldr (tim reilly)
@tldr
Could be related to fact that to social media and text messaging natives, a certain “formality” can be considered a sign of aggression https://brands.wattpad.com/insights/the-new-rules-for-writing-for-gen-z-how-to-avoid-passive-aggressive-punctuation-and-other-lessons-from-an-internet-linguist?hs_amp=true
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PhiMarHal
@phimarhal
Rejecting aggression ~= embracing submission. I think there's troubling trends adjacent to the lowercase love. Whether cause or symptom... IMHO it plays a part in reinforcing behavior that is not so great for the individual (esp. young males).
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PhiMarHal
@phimarhal
I liked it better when lowercase was cruise control for cool.
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