Yeah, this is one of the weirdest things I’ve seen to cause such a significant level of annoyance among so many people
Comment on apparently, the T button dosent exist for some people
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Personally I find it a bit weird how much hate this person gets. We can all read it as a ‘th’, and it’s harmless for them to use that character. It’s genuinely just not a problem at all, and if anything is a quirky little thing that you occasionally see in comments. Who cares?
whelk@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
MBM@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
I’m honestly confused how there’s so much actual anger in these comments
MourningDove@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I just don’t read their shit.
theneverfox@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Yeah, honestly I think it’s a little dumb, but they seemed to be having fun with it. It’s not even like it’s that hard to read, they put way more effort into it than it takes to read it
We need to be way more ok with people getting a little weird with it
Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I think it’s getting about the level of attention as the person who started doing it hoped it would, which is about as much as possible. That attention is definitely going to run the gamut but it’s the internet so plenty of it’s going to be hate. Every time I see it I’m split between knee-jerk “that’s stupid” and then a begrudging sense of affection for someone’s commitment to pointless contrarianism and quirkiness. With the right mental framing it’s at different times annoying and endearing.
Kissaki@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Can you read it like th? To the same fluency? If not, to what degree?
I certainly can’t read it fluently.
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I’ve got used to it. It’s not a hard substitution to make, and even if it does take you a little longer to read the comments I guess I don’t see the problem. I’m not in a rush to read online comments, and if I was in a rush I wouldn’t be reading online comments 🤷♂️
Maeve@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
It's literally a "th" in the old school use of their own language. It doesn't bother me any more than having to run an article through a translation service, and probably less if I'm time/environment constrained, which has nothing to do with any user posting it.
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
1+'5 //0 |)1ffr3//+ +h4// p30p|3 //h0 u53d +0 +yp3 1// 1337 sp33|<
Can you understand it? Sure. But it inhibits comprehension and distracts from the flow of conversation.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Using the + for t made it take a second for me, 7 is standard in 1337-speak (hence the 1337). But you can use alt + 0134 if you wanna be a |{3//|_ |{1|) lol
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You’re right that’s exactly the same as replacing one grouping of two letters mate
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
We can all read it as a ‘th’
And for non native English speakers? Or people who have never used it?
I do have a simple solution though, I just don’t bother reading the comments when I see that being used. Problem solved.
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve never used it. Jesus man stop whining, you already don’t read the comments like you’ve said. I swear sometimes it seems like people online just desperately need something to moan about.
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
sometimes it seems like people online just desperately need something to moan about.
Exhibit A.
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What’s the exhibit? Telling someone else to stop whining? 😂
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I don’t think asking about the inclusion of non native speakers is whining, but sure thing buddy 👍
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you really don’t give non-native speakers of English enough credit to use context and their current understanding of the language to learn one more letter, I think that’s pretty exclusionary. People who don’t speak English as a first language aren’t stupid, mate.
valkyre09@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Some people choose a hill to die on. Theirs is apparently sideways