Why I’m Quitting Keto - A Post For Myself

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #247

Sorry, it took so long to input, that the newer posts made me think it was the wrong thread, lol!

(Doug) #248

So yes, English is nuts, as are many of those of us who speak it.

#249

Personally I’m a big fan of what us Millennials, and Gen Z after us, have done to the English language via growing up with text speak. Not to mention how we’ve pioneered how to get inflection across in written text on the Internet, leading to many hilarious misunderstandings with the older generations.

(Doug) #250

Well yeah, you’ve killed everything else. :smile: :stuck_out_tongue:

Just kidding and thinking about all the memes out there…

The lack of voice inflection and body language in text is a huge thing, and more power to you and your generation(s) if you’re making progress on this. :slightly_smiling_face:

(Running from stupidity) #251

Aye, it’s very interesting, I am fascinated by it all.

(Chris) #252

I think without emojis to punctuate there’s still zero progress on this. We’re workin on it!

(I speak for the Xennials, Gen-Xers born in 1983 that are also Millennials.

(Running from stupidity) #253

I think us 1963 peeps are completely lost in terms of being described as a lump sum. You kids are well catered for.

(Chris) #254

Well, we had to get something.

(Doug) #255

Chris, have to laugh - each generation tends to look down in horror at younger ones, to some extent. And of course human nature is almost entirely unchanging; what goes around comes around; there is nothing new under the sun, etc.

Paraphrasing: “The young people today have little regard for morals, for proper conduct, for the future…” I was reading something written in the time of the ancient Egyptians. :smile:

Tell you what - for a long time I was sort of ‘down’ on younger people, but in the past decade have become quite impressed with those born later than me, with those who came of age around the new millennium, or who will be even later. Good thing - there are some serious challenges out there.

(Running from stupidity) #256

Yeah, that’s fair :slight_smile:

That’s seriously one of the reasons I never wanted kids.

#257

No there’s progress with inflection on the internet, it’s just a minefield. There’s a difference between “ok”, “ok.”, “OK”, “okay”, and especially “k” and you can start a war not knowing which one to use in the right situation. But a lot of inflection is just picked up naturally. Like when I ~type like this~ people from my Gen and younger will know I’m being sarcastic.

And memes are next level communication. If I post this image:

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If you know what it means, it can get a feeling across without words perfectly. If you don’t, however, it’s just Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra. I love learning about how language is evolving because of this.

(Running from stupidity) #258

Oh yeah, I was thinking that SO HARD.

#WTF

(Doug) #259

Thread be driftin’ like:

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But some threads are okay with that, and I daresay this one got to that point in the dim and distant past.

There’s no better group of people than those on this forum.

I hear you, Juice. Didn’t get married until I was 41 years old. My wife - 2+ years younger - was about 50/50 on having kids. I was roughly 80/20 against. She’s been a high school teacher for 10+ years now, ‘has’ like 150 kids each year, and we have 21 nieces and nephews. It’s worked out well. Of course there is nothing like having kids of your own; and of course there’s nothing like not having kids.

(Running from stupidity) #260

yes I’m out of likes again. stupid software

(Doug) #261

Even some of us old ****s born in the 1950s are with you, KC. :slightly_smiling_face:

Language is a living thing, and it’s indeed fascinating. Darmok and Jalad - had the young Ashley Judd in it. :heart:

There was an earlier episode, with Shatner as Capt. Kirk, where they encountered a race that talked all in allegory or some damn thing like that - couldn’t find it just now…

#263

True, since everything depends on context that can cross generational lines. But I have noticed that older and younger generations generally text differently. There’s that story about a Millennial who texted her grandma “I won a major award” and the grandma texted back “That’s great for you…” And by the way we text, how else is that supposed to be interpreted than passive aggressively?

Not even getting into the “no problem” vs “you’re welcome” miscommunication, which causes wars both verbally and textually.

(Scott) #264

Why The Face?

(back and doublin' down) #265

It’s a new dimension of communication. And one fraught with peril regardless of age or experience! Perspectives of different generations intrigue me, in part because despite the differences, human nature remains somewhat consistent.

(Running from stupidity) #266

#IKR?

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #267

And then again, some of us are like, WTF?

(Of course, in my case, it’s because you generally don’t need the tildes to know that I’m being sarcastic.)