Okay, I didn't need to read the news...
Apr. 1st, 2004 11:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conuly
All I needed was somebody to make fun of. Like this brilliant person. Have I ever mentioned how much I loathe and abhor chtspk? Let me tell everyone again.
I loathe and abhor chtspk
Really.
It is a system designed by clumsy, careless people who care little for the elegance of the written language. Moreso, it is entirely dependant on their perceived comfort and efficiency, and doesn't pay any attention at all to the reader.
And yet, it fascinates me. I can see many long and productive years in acadamia churning out works on chtspk and l337 and why it exists and how it is used and who uses it when and where....
*sighs*
I could just scream. My life is flashing before my eyes, and I'm only a sophomore!
I loathe and abhor chtspk
Really.
It is a system designed by clumsy, careless people who care little for the elegance of the written language. Moreso, it is entirely dependant on their perceived comfort and efficiency, and doesn't pay any attention at all to the reader.
And yet, it fascinates me. I can see many long and productive years in acadamia churning out works on chtspk and l337 and why it exists and how it is used and who uses it when and where....
*sighs*
I could just scream. My life is flashing before my eyes, and I'm only a sophomore!
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Date: 2004-04-02 12:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-02 01:22 pm (UTC)