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   Bethany Black (bethanyblack@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 03:31:04 JST Bethany Black

   When gen Xers (for it is always they) finish a post with an ellipsis, I don’t respond. Mostly because it feels like I should wait for the second half of what they were saying and it feels like they rudely wandered off mid way through making a point.

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     Wyatt H Knott (whknott@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 03:38:18 JST Wyatt H Knott

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     @BethanyBlack In our defense, it means "I could say more, but I don't need to because you can tell what I'm going to say by what came before the ellipses." It's not just a style, but an attempt to be polite and efficient, AND we're trusting you to be smart enough to fill in the blank. Don't forget we both grew up in space constrained formats and were trained in much more nuanced means of communication than is expected of kids today.

     /genxreplyguy

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     Seb (seb321@toot.community)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 03:38:19 JST Seb

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     @BethanyBlack I wonder if it’s the text equivalent of rising intonation on the last word as if they are asking a question

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     Bethany Black (bethanyblack@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 03:38:19 JST Bethany Black

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     @seb321 it seems to be the text equivalent of fading out because they’re not confident in what they’re saying which always comes across passive aggressive