I would think with autocorrect it should have improved, but anytime I look at comments on some major site, it's ESL retard shit. I can't tell if it's simply younger people that grew up during COVID and access to AI, or ESLs. Probably both.
If it was access to AI the grammar and spelling would be perfect. It's because of tools like AI and spellcheck that people are deliberately not being careful: because it shows it's not AI and also that you're "cool" for not caring.
Date: June 28th, 2026 1:11 PM Author: Electric Native
it's even more striking when you consider that almost half of internet comments are bots, and in general, those probably have better spelling and grammar than people
Date: June 28th, 2026 1:12 PM Author: crusty kitty cat
whenever I look at 1990s internet posts it's like "PS1 FANS WERE ALL MOLESTED" and shit like that. maybe the Blog Era created an expectation that everyone should be erudite like the Roissy comment section. youtube comments have always been Scum. wsj comments are boomers who try to make it sound like they have $20,000,000k net worth.
I don't expect most comments to be erudite, but the comment that precipitated this thread was someone one reddit saying "sirup beeing" instead of "syrup being". Just blew my fucking mind. I've had this thought for months now and that's what finally pushed me over the edge.