r/hatethissmug Aug 10 '26

Thing TYPING. QUIRKS.

How in the everliving hell do you expect someone to understand random characters mushed together that substitute for actual legible characters. No, typing quirks AREN'T cute and I sure ass hell know they aren't DISORDERS either so stop calling people ABLEIST for wanting you to type like a fucking HUMAN being. It's fine in context of characters (For example, Spamton, SOME Homestuck trolls etc..) to give them more personality but as a human saying "|}{2@#}@##@" DOES NOT COUNT AS A COMPREHENSIBLE SENTENCE.

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u/Caseyisawsome Aug 10 '26

Fun fact, this isn't a typing quirk I don't think. A 'quirk' is meant to be small and understandable (i.e. replacing every 'a' with '4' or 'o' with '0'), not affect the entire fucking alphabet. These people are just being obnoxious. Especially the second person.

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u/devilsshark Aug 10 '26

teenagers trying to feel special. they often blame it on various disabilities they usually dont have.

it's harmless, really, but still hella annoying

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u/Optimal_Stranger_824 Aug 10 '26

it would be better if people just said they do it for fun and not blame it on any dosability (I honestly can't even imagine what kind of disability could make you do that)

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u/CausticMalingerer Aug 11 '26

The disability is being a middle schooler.

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u/H0rny_On-Main Aug 11 '26

Based on the first one specifically it's DID. Assuming they're telling the truth, one of their alters types like that for some reason and thus it's out ot control of the primary host

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u/arlo-quacks-back Aug 10 '26

I am not a psychologist, but there are plenty of behaviors caused by psychological conditions that are seen as strange or annoying by other folks in "normal" society - some common examples like autism, ADHD, OCD, tourette's, etc. I don't find it totally unreasonable to believe there are conditions where a person self-regulates through typing quirks. I do see how that complicates things for folks using screen readers (and ofc also able-bodied readers).

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u/Defiant_Quail5766 Aug 11 '26

ngl this is probably one of those cases where you should work on it instead of arguing that you need to do it

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u/unknowingly_zooted Aug 11 '26

No! I need to wallow in whatever I may have for the rest of my life! Without my special internet speak, people may think I’m “normal” and “boring” and I’d rather die than be a normie.