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Gen Z Netiquettes

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Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by Dalewyn »

dilap wrote: post #14
vsnf wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. It’s written to be funny but I can vouch that these rules, such as they are, are all more or less correct.

i'm millenial/gen-x cusp, and they all seemed pretty reasonable and intuitive to me, EXCEPT number 3 -- a good-old fashioned simple smiley is passive-aggressive and cold to gen-z??

Serious take: The new generation rejects what was acceptable to the previous generation as part of the process of developing their own identity.

Humorous take: Sensitive snowflakes gonna sensitive.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by Dalewyn »

bitwize wrote: post #20

Not stated, but implicit: If you have an Android phone, throw it away. No one wants to see your green bubbles, and no one can see if you've seen their texts if you have an Android. Get an iPhone, like 90% of Gen Z. Or gtfo.

>no one can see if you've seen their texts if you have an Android.

That sounds like a feature.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by sushzbdbehsh »

tgv wrote: post #11
vsnf wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. It’s written to be funny but I can vouch that these rules, such as they are, are all more or less correct.

I asked my daughter and her friend who was with her (both 20) if there's a difference between "I'll be home" and "I'll be home." They confirmed, and said the latter is much more serious. And this is in The Netherlands. I proposed that they were (sort of) pronouncing the punctuation, as in "I'll be home. Period.", and it seems to sound that way. Odd, but it seems wide-spread.

if my girlfriend texted me >I'll be home. I'd assume she was breaking up with me

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by Obscurity4340 »

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #9
mlindner wrote: post #2

Is this written sarcastically?

Those are all unironically true. But what does it mean when the third boyfriend of my first boyfriend whose first boyfriend I was keeps watching my Instagram stories but not following me, considering my first boyfriend blocked me everywhere? Are they sitting there together laughing at my stories? Does he watch me out of low self confidence? He must know I know he is watching them. Should I write him? That kind of wou…

I will never use any kind of messaging platform that insists on "Read receipts", or even worse, the typing breadcrumbs. Fuck that shit, I'll reply when I'm good and ready, that's a big part of what makes it fun. You never know when you're going to get a sweet little squirt of dopamine == unexpected or surprise reply

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by Gigachad »

flumpcakes wrote: post #3

> 9. Capitalizing the first letter in a sentence will reveal where you are This one really surprises me, if someone contacted me without bothering to type a proper sentence I would just think they're an idiot. Everyone I know always starts a sentence with a capital letter, no matter the platform. They all know how to use the shift key. This isn't even gate keeping, people use slang all the time, it is basic English.…

Gen Z here and I had to check my IMs and it’s always capitalised at the start regardless of if it was done automatically. Although I regularly don’t end messages with a . Unless it’s a long message. I certainly wouldn’t think it’s rude.

The one thing that was completely true though was the smile thing “good job :)” is extremely toxic.

Most of this list is just things people tend to do but wouldn’t notice if you didn’t.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by marginalia_nu »

tuxxi wrote: post #8
flumpcakes wrote: post #3

> 9. Capitalizing the first letter in a sentence will reveal where you are This one really surprises me, if someone contacted me without bothering to type a proper sentence I would just think they're an idiot. Everyone I know always starts a sentence with a capital letter, no matter the platform. They all know how to use the shift key. This isn't even gate keeping, people use slang all the time, it is basic English.…

typing without capitalization can help to create a more informal, somewhat playful tone. same goes for slight misspellings or abbrs instead of spelling out the full word. its just another way to add a small amount of “tone”.

My impression of people who write like that is that they're 9 years old and somehow made it on the big-boy Internet. Mostly because the content of messages written in that fashion gives that impression as well. It's sloppier than the average youtube comment.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by Gigachad »

a1371 wrote: post #12

Some of these make a lot of sense, not just as a Gen Z thing, but overall adopting them shouldn't annoy anyone. I will continue ending my sentences with a full stop but maybe I'll start picking more expressive emojis than :)

Go full boomer and send :-)

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by Gigachad »

dilap wrote: post #14
vsnf wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. It’s written to be funny but I can vouch that these rules, such as they are, are all more or less correct.

i'm millenial/gen-x cusp, and they all seemed pretty reasonable and intuitive to me, EXCEPT number 3 -- a good-old fashioned simple smiley is passive-aggressive and cold to gen-z??

That was the most real one imo. The :) is super toxic. Least aggressive would be ^^ or :3

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by mouse_ »

gen z here - stop using so many emojis; they make you seem fake. maybe 1/4th of your messages should contain emojis if you legitimately feel the need to "mask" as gen z for some reason.
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