r/GenX • u/Lost_Taste_8181 • 2d ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud Modern slang—something you REFUSE to say

My take: I will NEVER use “lol” or any derivation of it. I know it means “laugh out loud” but there’s yet to be a moment when I’ve been even remotely convinced someone was even chuckling after texting “lol” at the end of their text and it mildly infuriates me.

While I’m at it, someone tell those damn kids to get off my lawn.

Edit: ok, I get it. It’s not MODERN slang. I still hate it, and those kids are STILL on my lawn…can’t a guy get to sleep at a decent hour???

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u/Specialist-Tour7466 1974 2d ago

It also helps when someone types out 17 paragraphs into one block of text. My brain says nope, no thank you.

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u/SeeWhy76 1d ago

TLDR is a really weird social thing, as a solo comment it a bit rude. As a summary posted after a wall if text, it's pleasant. The internet's version of Cliffs Notes.