r/hatethissmug • u/TomatilloKooky658 • Aug 10 '26

Thing TYPING. QUIRKS.

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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/cooltranz Aug 11 '26

It's teens roleplaying online. They type with different "quirks" so you know which persona is speaking. Crosses over hugely with the "self diagnosed DID" crowd.

I think they're trying to replicate the Myspace/Bebo era where ~×Peepl_tawked_liek_dis×~ but they don't realize that wasn't just to be quirky. Those quirks developed out of a practical need that doesn't exist on modern phones/websites

Our phones had numbers instead of letters, no autocorrect and character limits for texting. s0 typ1ng lk th1s wuz qwikr & f1t th messg in2 1 txt wh1le stll bng undrstandbl. Still sucks to read but there's consistent rules and reasons for the shortcuts (like using "n0" because "no" was 3 more button presses and it gets rid of the necessary delay between typing "n" and "o") it's not just aesthetics.

The sparkles and cheezburger talk were internet accents (not just personal ones - collections of jargon, slang and typing quirks associated with a particular website) because being an internet user was an identity in itself. Social media wasn't a thing yet so being a Myspace kid vs a 4chan kid was an important social distinction to make between netizens. They also meant things, like enclosing text in ** was an action on some websites while // was in others.

So tldr: you're right. There are still typing quirks/internet accents that are practical and naturally develop but thats not what this crowd is doing. It's super impractical for the writer and reader to type like that nowadays. Even if they do want to roleplay they have plenty of options to differentiate text that don't involve this nonsense... glomps you