Texting p~~~es me off. #LOL :) ;) :(…. go f~~~ yourself

[John DoeParticipant 743]

The whole text message culture really p~~~es me off.  As a matter of fact it is probably one of the top 5 things in this world that p~~~es me off.  The middle east and all its problems don’t compare to the problem of seeing the average female or “male” staring continually at their little silicon stones trying to express their “super-special/hello f~~~ing kitty/ I am a unique snowflake” emotions while sipping a latte.  F~~~ starvation and world war as problems.  Nothing is as evil as texting.

Why?  Because it is a cheap rip off of the most important thing we as human beings possess, and that is language.

It helped “devolve” language into a bunch of emotional symbols, short barely interpretable sentences, and imprecise thoughts.  And all this for the sake of convenience?   Why do I need more convenience?  Eating, sleeping, f~~~ing….why do I need to simplify things more.  It is what the world revolves around.

The ability to express a thought or idea is one of the most important skillsets we as human beings should strive to master.  And what has texting done?  It is quickly taking us back to the days of when the only thing a man could do to express an idea was an act of violence.  “Grunt, Uhg, I hunger.  I thirst.  This is mine.  That is mine.  Oh f~~~ speaking, Ill just use force.”

Half the time I have no clue what a person is trying to say when they text me. For example,  I’ll type “I’ll see you tomorrow” they will type “C U L8tr”?

 

All those miserable hours spent in elementary school learning English or cursive have all amounted to nothing.  Hell, looking back I should be grateful that I at least understood my teacher better than the masses of people I meet today.

LOL 🙂 😉 ……..can go f~~~ itself.

Now that I have gotten that off my chest, please include stories about how texting ruined the culture/caused problems for you/stupefied dating/ etc.  And please no positive stories, this is a close minded discussion for close minded people.

#LOL 🙁

[нσтησσвParticipant 830]

imho, shortening of the words is a much needed evolution.

see vs c
you vs u

there vs their vs they’re, when we speak we don’t differentiate between the 3, so why the hell should we spell each differently?

also, \w these variations they are in fact, increasing the amount of information being communicated, and therefore increasing the precision of the “thoughts”

noob, n00b, newb, newbie, nub all have different meanings.
noob = u suck
n00b = trolling lol – u suck
newb = u suck, but ur also new.
newbie = ur new
nub = newbie but more informal

see vs c, c is informal, see is formal
you vs u vs U, you is formal, u is informal, and \w U, you know its a chick/mangina/grammar nazi wannabe.

why defend the illogical?

what you really should be against is replacing face to face conversations \w texts, not the language that it’s developed.
if anything, the english language needs to evolve and fix itself, because it is absolutely horrendous.

There is a reason why liberal art students are mostly women & manginas.

My Goal: To Leave Society.

[TheLurkerParticipant 269]

If there is nothing I hate more, it’s texting language. I never try to talk to kids my age through the internet, because every time I attempt to understand what the f~~~ they are even saying, I lose many brain cells. I think people who use shorter words as a replacement (example: you = u.     what = wut) are just plain lazy. I also really f~~~ing hate it whenever I see people using unnecessary “hashtags” in social media other than twitter, such as youtube, 4chan, memecenter, etc. I fully agree that texting does limit our ability to interact in the real world.

I will say this though. I am horrible at making friends in the real world. I do consider myself a lone-wold in my school. But still, I prefer real communication a hell lot more than texting.

[AposematicParticipant 2671]

SMS should be reserved as a means of deaf people to communicate.

My slab of silicon spends most of the time in flight mode.

Mnemonics  are useful in computer programming- but as in programming it is elegant to use copious comments to help others understand.

One of my  inventive fantasies is devising a prosthetic first metacarpal phalangeal joint for the “Texters” arthritic hands.

 

Afinogyny.. from the Greek Afino {to abandon/ to set down/ to leave /to allow/ to let } + Gyny {Women} MGHOW’s philosophy to not engage women without “hating them”. Narcorca =Narcissistic Orca typically spouting to a bathroom mirror taking an arms length selfie ; Wallinate describes post wall females whose SMV is terminally negligible New Years resolution "To not make women happy" . Instadestitue: yet another Neologism for Men that cohabit with women that decide to pull the handle of intervention orders.

[FitzBonesParticipant 304]

prosthetic first metacarpal phalangeal joint

I actually knew what you were referencing without having to consider context nor look it up. Score!

when we speak we don’t differentiate between the 3, so why the hell should we spell each differently?

But we do differentiate based on context; the spelling is separate to infer that context into written messages that may not imply the right images.

I wholeheartedly agree with @johndoe in this matter, the English, Spelling and Linguistic skills of this new generation raised on text messages is absolutely appalling.

what you really should be against is replacing face to face conversations \w texts

I agree with this too but I wont limit to just texts, but expand it to include any and all social media

"If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run,"

[John DoeParticipant 743]

I believe that as language devolves, so will civilization.  This will happen because people will not be able to express ideas past a simple “I feel” type of language.  The more subjective a language becomes, the less power it has over time.  Language is the glue that holds a civilization together.  It often defines many of a civilization’s characteristics.

For example, in the field of philosophy, German is respected as an excellent language because of its precision and attention to detail.  Many can see a direct transfer of this applied in the physical world.  Germany is known for great engineering of cars, guns, etc.  The German language is intricately tied to the culture.

What does that say about the texting language?  The majority of it is defined by emoticons only.  Subjective experience is its law.

This ties in the modern culture greatly.  Turn on the radio to whatever top 40 station is playing and listen.  The majority of the songs are written in such a way that they can be interpreted to any subjective experience of the listener.  What the listener wants to here is what is played in the song.  Even if 10,000 different people are listening to the same song.

I believe what defines a primitive language, is not its simplicity or lack of words, but rather its subjective nature.  With that as a premise, I believe this new generation quite literally will either give birth to slaves or barbarians.

[Cap285Participant 6007]

Amen. It’s a sign of brain death.

Fuck this planet.

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