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this is the start of everything falling apart, i can feel it (thelemmy.club)
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image saying "at least the important software isn't being vibe cod-" (cut off) and showing a graph of em dashes in the linux kernel over time with a sharp rise the past few years
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[–] 10 points 3 days ago* (4 children)

I will usually just use one (1) hyphen for that purpose - in the much same way that I will use "..." instead of “...” - because I like to upset typography nerds.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Have you tried using the dedicated triple dot character (…) instead of three separate dots (...)? It's a life changer

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    They said they do it to ‘upset typography nerds’ — likely they tried…

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