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I generally lose respect for people who think caps-lock is an acceptable way to type messages to others. You should try looking for more descriptive words to get your point across.

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There's no bold option here - what is your solution for emphasis?

As I said: more descriptive words.

At some point we have to decide which is more important - all caps discourse on the internet or 85,000 lives lost in a tragedy exacerbated by incompetence.

I reject the dichotomy. We can acknowledge that the situation is very bad without deciding that it's OK to scream at people.

You're right, caps lock is the real enemy. How could I have been so wrong? Let's ignore everything because of that. Bars should open, as long as everyone whispers we're fine.

Article below is the result of the question you asked - still don't think you're getting it. Thousands will die specifically because of this decision. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2020/05/14/...

Also, it's "ok", "OK" makes it seem like you're shouting.

You don't understand.... the quality of conversation goes down dramatically with caps-lock and erratic speech style. And that makes the rest of us lose interest, and respect.

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