I have a question TW: ranting

wyoming 4/6/2024 03:47 pm 1468

Ok so I just NEED to know (bc it's bothered me for a while)

Why are ppl nowadays afraid of capital letters like ??

Why do we need to add content warnings to things nowadays with warnings like "CW: all caps" ?? Don't get me wrong, it's fine to put content/trigger warnings for topics that can actually be triggering, like (slight tw) injury, gore, emetophobia, suicide, etc. but why LETTERS ??? I've asked people abt it b4 and they always said something like "because it's triggering to some ppl" but like WHY THO. How do you read books if you cant stand a full word that's written in caps? I'm sorry if this came off as insensitive and I have a MUCH more vent-y and detailed version of why I dont think this is really valid, which I deleted but could private message to you if you want to read it so I can have a more detailed answer. the most i've gotten of a reason of why it's "triggering" is "it makes me think you're mad at me." Which is... like... All I'm gonna say is that I am a random stranger, so why does it really matter if I sound mad? You can't just assume. You could ask me if I'm mad. If you don't like me typing in all caps, LITERALLY JUST BLOCK ME. Typing quirks are so accepted and many people really like them, and I don't see people complaining about THEM all that much, even I don't like them personally. You don't see "W2RN1N9: TYP1N9 QU!RKZZ >_<" b4 you read a post lmao. What if typing in all caps a lot is just MY typing quirk ? It's just letters my guy...


I really don't get it. I need answer other than "it makes me think you're mad at me".

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Apr 6, 2024 3:54 pm

fr tho, i cant understand it either, like i get u could think im mad but like, dont assume, just ask if i am, its gonna be a no the majority of the time.

but on some levels of the "oh i just think u might be mad at me" i kinda understand, bcuz i actually so scared of some1 possibly being mad at me, but i'd still has if they were mad at me before assuming

Apr 6, 2024 3:54 pm

I've seen people do this a lot too, and I don't understand. Though personally, it could be like, a PTSD thing. Maybe someone in their life used uppercased letters very aggressively towards them? I guess you just never know, just seems like something people do for others just place something there. Or so they don't get in trouble I guess? I've never met someone with this type of problem, but it's different in everyone's mind

Apr 6, 2024 4:06 pm

I don't get triggered by all caps but I do enjoy a “hey big block of all caps” sometimes just bc it's difficult to read lol

Apr 6, 2024 4:29 pm

@P1nk_Mal1bu_Barb13: I feel that way about typing quirks tbh

Apr 6, 2024 4:39 pm

@Digipxel: yeah don't like em much lmao

Apr 6, 2024 4:40 pm

@Sparkly_cheeseburgers86: Yea, I have heard of the PTSD thing but I still don't really get it. Maybe it's because I don't have trauma surrounding capital letters? But at the same time not all people who type in caps are bad, going back on the assuming thing. Ive had people in my life do things that triggered me due to past experience but I got over it eventually because I learned that they didn't have any bad intentions. And it was WAY more severe than someone typing a certain way lmao. I also argue that sometimes you have to face your fears a bit, bud. You can't just go to the doctor and say "erm, cud u pls not give me shots. I find needles very triggering :<" lmfao.

Apr 6, 2024 4:44 pm

@Sparkly_cheeseburgers86: ummmm thats not how ptsd werks in my experience /lh

Apr 6, 2024 4:53 pm

@Sparkly_cheeseburgers86: It haz nothing 2 do w ptsd…Itz js hard 4 ppl 2 readshrug

Apr 6, 2024 6:36 pm

yeah im glad someone mentioned this
If there is anyone in this comment section that is actually effected by this, can ya tell my why? /gen
I really dont get itkao sick

Apr 6, 2024 8:03 pm

Some of my friend typing quirk is all caps. They’ve never mentioned it they just type like that. I never understood it but I accepted it because it wasn’t really hurting anything. I think your take is pretty valid.shrug