Are they constantly imagining that they are talking to UNREASONABLE individuals?
I do not come from the US, but in somewhat lefty or centrist spaces I can’t see this style.
Are they constantly imagining that they are talking to UNREASONABLE individuals?
I do not come from the US, but in somewhat lefty or centrist spaces I can’t see this style.
I know it’s popular to call conservatives dumb and while I don’t like to beat dead horses, I really think the explanation for this is that they’re dumb. The illiterate form of dumb, to be precise. The caps are a way of adding emphasis - which is something that can also be done by phrasing, word choice, sentence structure, and so on. But those techniques would require a beyond 4th grade level of writing and reading ability, so they do not succeed in the conservative communication marketplace.
I will add a disclaimer, my beloved Nietzsche also does all caps words sometimes, but I believe that since this is alongside his impressive eloquence, it is clearly not a sign of stupidity in that context. Likewise, it is not a sign of stupidity in many other contexts. That is to say:
Using that style of communication does not always make it a safer bet that someone is stupid, but being stupid does make it a safer bet that they use that style of communication.
I will add a disclaimer, my beloved Nietzsche also does all caps words SOMETIMES, but I believe that since this is alongside his impressive ELOQUENCE, it is clearly not a sign of stupidity in that context. Likewise, it is not a sign of STUPIDITY in many other contexts. That is to say:
Using that style of communication does not ALWAYS make it a safer bet that someone is stupid, but being stupid does make it a safer bet that they use that style of COMMUNICATION.
Why did you just copy and paste their comment and just add caps?
Idk, it now sounds fun in my head. Maybe because I am DUMB, who knows
I think philosophers around that time often did this especially if they were using a word in a way it is not usually used.