• Ptsf@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Theyre meant to deliver emphasis on the words so you don’t read it all monotone in your head. For example maybe “wow, okay. RUDE” but all bold comes off as being too aggressive. I personally think it enhances the post. Also, if you can’t handle them, down vote and move on.

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      14 days ago

      I mean, I know that the bold font is meant to add emphasis, and that’s exactly the problem. You can only emphasize so many words in a sentence before it starts to grate on your readers’ nerves.

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        13 days ago

        I didn’t notice until you said something. Just kind of read it as if it was spoken.

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        14 days ago

        I kinda like it. I completely understand why others wouldn’t, but I like getting an insight into how the author would say the sentence. My own natural stress falls very differently to the bold words.

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      9 days ago

      I feel like it’s of some import to point out that stuff like that makes writing less accessible for some neurodivergent people. I know I had trouble reading it.

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        9 days ago

        Ironically, it’s probably a neruo-divergent person writing it though lol.