Users who self-censor the words they say when on the Grid because they can’t be sure the System won’t take it as an actual programming command
“wow i thought i was gonna actually get d3r3zzed there!”
“you know you can say the actual word right? I mean, delete it, man, this isn’t fraggin’ TikTok!”
“…the first time I tried to swear program-style, things literally did get fr@gmented and d3l3ted.”
“…HOW are you even pronouncing our words with that punctuation in them. that should not be possible.”
“hey, sometimes we Users censor our swearing with nothing but a keysmash of punctuation. Like this: #@!&*!”
“I don’t really think that’s safer than saying commands in words. Punctuation has power in computer languages too, you know.”
“:(){ :|:& };:”
“OH NO YOU DROPPED THE FORK-BOMB”