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I fear I worry too much about sounding educated and sophisticated when writing. Especially online
Don't get me wrong i love me a thoughtfully crafted sentence with some juicy meaning. But don't be scared to let a silly typo fly or forget a comma!! Maybe you don't capitalize a proper noun or something!! Can't think of a good adjective? Don't look up a synonym!!! Just put "good" or "very"!! This is not a college thesis.
I'm mostly talking about myself btw. In the right situations tho it's truly liberating to allow yourself to just let the thoughts flow through your fingers as you type online
Mar 19, 2025
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Periodically I'll spot that I made a typo—misspelling, missed word—in a comment on PI.FYI.
Normally I'd fix or correct something like that. But since there's no edit feature for comments, my only option is to delete and repost the comment.
But I've decided to let my comments remain: errors and all.
There's a willful choice in that decision that is a small reflection of a broader way I'm wanting to live:
this is me—imperfections and stumbles and bruises and limps—and I'm not going to airbrush over it
There's freedom in that!
Oct 12, 2024
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in a world of automatic AI translation and a lack of humanity in digital spaces, i find it refreshing to see evidence that text was indeed typed by a human - someone who makes mistakes and that's okay.
i was just browsing a localized version of a website and noticed a word misspelled and for once i didn't feel annoyed, but happy
Apr 22, 2024
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it's time to heal the part of your inner chid that hardcore studied for spelling bees because they were so bad at spelling... in fact just turn off autocorrect all together, very liberating
Jan 20, 2024
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Guys I finally figured this out after like 5 years of being an Apple Music subscriber. And the amount of times I almost switched to Spotify because "the recs are sm better" isn't even funny. I stayed true to Apple Music and finally discovered this station that actually plays you NEW music that you've never played before. It's called the Discovery Station and it's been on repeat for like a week for me and I'd say it's like 90% artists I've never heard before. When it plays artists I know, it's songs I've never heard. Crazzzy how I didn't know about this for so many years. So if you knew about this and never told me I'm kinda pissed off
Mar 12, 2025
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I've recently loved going down "related recs" rabbit holes. I feel the algorithm is so oddly spot on in suggesting posts with similar intention and context.
Even when the recs aren't suuuper related they're usually still worth a read and share some of the same words lol plus if your rec doesn't have a ton of identical related recs, it probably means you're super unique and different!!!
Jk but isn't it crazy how when something is designed for the purpose of user experience and enjoyment rather than engagement and profit people tend to like it a lot more. It's rare these days so you love to see it
Mar 15, 2025