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.

Could be related to fact that to social media and text messaging natives, a certain “formality” can be considered a sign of aggression

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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Yeah +1 that this is it. As gen-z moves along a trend of hyper-non-aggressive communication, things like eliding the subject, using all lowercase, and removing the ending punctuation, are all soft, non-assertive ways of writing out messages that don’t have the context of verbal communication. Plus heavy emojis usage.

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).