Wasn’t arguing that, just trying to be helpful in case you might not have known what RTFA meant. I agree there’s an overabundance of acronyms, and also new slang terms for complex ideas and situations. I’m sure at least some of the reason is to save keystrokes, but the downside is that it ingrains a habit of oversimplying everything, which deteriorates thinking skills.
RTFA: “Read The Fucking Article”
based on RTFM: “Read The Fucking Manual” coined by tech support people at least 50 years ago.
Doesn’t make it any less of an acronim
Wasn’t arguing that, just trying to be helpful in case you might not have known what RTFA meant. I agree there’s an overabundance of acronyms, and also new slang terms for complex ideas and situations. I’m sure at least some of the reason is to save keystrokes, but the downside is that it ingrains a habit of oversimplying everything, which deteriorates thinking skills.