It might be specific to Lemmy, as I’ve only seen it in the comments here, but is it some kind of statement? It can’t possibly be easier than just writing “th”? And in many comments I see “th” and “þ” being used interchangeably.

    • AstralPath@lemmy.ca
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      6 months ago

      Idiot is a very strong word to describe this. For a place so typically welcoming of neurodivergence this feels really dissonant in the grand scheme of things.

      I get major ick vibes from this particular take on the situation.

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        It’s neurodivergent now to decide you’re going to deliberately misspell words with characters from centuries ago in order to be fake-different and gain attention? Amazing how far we’ve come in like 5-10 years.

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          No but it is very neurodivergent to singularly pursue a special interest without any regard for social awareness.

          And very neurotypical to label that person as annoying or just doing it for attention.

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      6 months ago

      That’s horrible, the engine is misrepresenting people’s messages. Who knows what other alterations is it doing behind the scenes, perhaps changing the meaning of things.