Comment by kevin_thibedeau
5 years ago
The same thing happened in the 19th century when coded abbreviations to save money on telegrams became a fad and infected everyday writing. Newspapers and periodicals both celebrated and decried them. Civilization didn't collapse. TTFN.
Well WWI happened towards the very end of the telegraph age, so civilisation did collapse.
What could be more civilised than murdering thousands at a time with science (e.g. gas attacks and aviation)?