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Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by Fatnino »

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.

Who TF is still using sms (or whatever chimera its morphed into) in the year 2023?

All, and I really do mean ALL, messages that arrive on my phone are over whatsapp, telegram or discord.

The green/blue bubble thing is classist and problematic and bringing it up is frankly embarrassing.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by kqr »

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.…

My defense when I was younger was simply that I didn't even intend to type proper sentences for instant messaging -- I viewed it as a textual representation of speaking[1], not short-form prose.

(These days I aim for proper sentences also in instant messaging, acknowledging the asynchronous nature of it. But if I happen to catch my conversation partner active, I might switch to the more informal, "verbal" style.)

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[1]: You may think you speak in proper sentences, but try to transcribe an audio recording literally some day. You might be surprised!

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by mouse_ »

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.

I don't wanna see people who hold brands above people, I'll stick with my Android. Though I must admit I do judge people with Samsung phones, simply for accepting the worst of both worlds.

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Post by switch007 »

slyall wrote: post #15
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.…

I was disappointed to see that Sergey Brin (Gen X) didn't capitalise emails (sometimes at least). See the first email in this article: https://www.businessinsider.in/emails-from-googles-eric-schm...

Isn’t this just a kind of power play? I’m so rich/powerful I don’t have to use correct punctuation? Who’s going to correct him?

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by paganel »

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??

Same age cohort as you, I’ll continue genuinely using “:)” no matter what.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by dbspin »

mdhb wrote: post #10

Might be a bit of a boomer opinion but the thing that kept coming up for me as I was reading that was “damn, that’s a lot of social insecurity built in by default to almost every interaction and conversation”. Not all of it obviously and I don’t even think that’s strictly a Gen Z thing specifically (much of it could have been written about my mother for example) but JFC it sounds emotionally draining way to live your…

I find this often meeting 'zoomers' in person. In contrast to the glued to the phone cliche, they're often enormously attentive, in an almost pained way. Incredibly careful in how they speak and - in accordance with the 'triggered' cliche - very easily upset or offended. Not only by transgression of their numerous linguistic prohibitions, but even misunderstandings about potential transgressions. The simplest way to explain it is they seem to assume bad faith, that things were ill intended, and that the worst interpretation something someone says is accurate. They seem to have grown up at a time of rapidly changing speech and behavioural codes, immersed in a culture that has harsh instantaneous judgement for their transgression. It seems like an extremely fraught and anxiety inducing way of being.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by tux3 »

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??

It's sort of contextual, I think most of the article starts from things that are true in some way, but exaggerates them and takes it a bit too far.

The plain smiley can sound like sarcasm/irony or a passive-agressive tone, because it looks a little lifeless compared to modern emojis that are more expressive. It used to be the most expressive you could be, but now it's the most plain you can be. The least amount of smiling you could be smiling. It can look like a fake smile as a result.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by gonzo41 »

mdhb wrote: post #10

Might be a bit of a boomer opinion but the thing that kept coming up for me as I was reading that was “damn, that’s a lot of social insecurity built in by default to almost every interaction and conversation”. Not all of it obviously and I don’t even think that’s strictly a Gen Z thing specifically (much of it could have been written about my mother for example) but JFC it sounds emotionally draining way to live your…

Well, it's the world silicon valley built for everyone. And gen z, rightly or wrongly got to grow up with it.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by switch007 »

mdhb wrote: post #10

Might be a bit of a boomer opinion but the thing that kept coming up for me as I was reading that was “damn, that’s a lot of social insecurity built in by default to almost every interaction and conversation”. Not all of it obviously and I don’t even think that’s strictly a Gen Z thing specifically (much of it could have been written about my mother for example) but JFC it sounds emotionally draining way to live your…

Imagine trying to date a gen z with this much anxiety. And when you suggest preferring to meet in person instead of partaking in this absurd communication style, they get even more anxious and suspicious.

Re: Gen Z Netiquettes

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Post by saagarjha »

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.…

lol
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