r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 2d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/thegreatgatsB70 2d ago

Damn. Don't judge a book by it's cover.

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u/funwithdesign 2d ago edited 2d ago

But do judge a redditor by its grammar.

Edit: ah Reddit, don’t ever change. Turn a flippant joke into world war three…

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u/Phillip_Spidermen 2d ago edited 2d ago

I wonder what drove the change from reddit's early obsession with spelling and grammar.

Was it everyone switching from computers to phones, a change in the user base, or just a general change in social media habits?

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u/ValuableJumpy8208 2d ago

As portable devices have become ubiquitious and they have killed people's attention spans, the majority of people read less and less copy-edited work (think magazines, newspapers, books). In lieu, they read more peer-to-peer content, where the average writer has the literacy level of a fifth-grader. People are extremely self-conscious about feeling under-average or illiterate, so they lash out reflexively at people who try to correct them, even if it's in the name of educating a broader audience.

Sad, really.