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LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

That’s the main problem with relying on slang instead of real conversation. The need to do as little typing as possible means we encapsulate complex issues into ridiculously overgeneralized shorhand. The prime directive is to plow through our social media feeds as fast as possible, so we take in minimal information about each item, apply minimal quality control (mostly our own prejudices), use minimal thought to arrive at a value judgement that makes us feel morally impeccable, and spit out a condensed reply that takes as few keystrokes as possible. It’s really hillbilly-grade communication disguised as being enlightened and informed.

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