Chinese telegraph code (as it’s more properly known) does really exist and in fact works exactly like in the xiaohongshu2 shitpost: each character is assigned a four-digit code. It’s more than a bit cumbersome to use in practice, but it’s still an important piece of history in how Chinese has been adapted for the modern age, I think I maybe learned about Chinese telegraph code from some presentation that also talked about Chinese typewriters (also extremely cumbersome) and the history of Chinese IMEs for computers (much more convenient but also gives you character amnesia).
I don’t necessarily want to assume the worst from people, but given some past experiences with other Hexbears being ignorant or brainwormed when posting, I’ve become a bit cautious in situations like when a joke just doesn’t quite make sense. Call it being the fun police, or call it a vibe check, but in any case any variant of “it’s just a joke, get over it” will make me raise an eyebrow — that is, after all, the favorite refrain of workplace sexual harassment.
But you’ve disengaged now, and if you say that you don’t conflate SLs and MCLs, then I’ll take you at your word.
deleted by creator
Chinese telegraph code (as it’s more properly known) does really exist and in fact works exactly like in the xiaohongshu2 shitpost: each character is assigned a four-digit code. It’s more than a bit cumbersome to use in practice, but it’s still an important piece of history in how Chinese has been adapted for the modern age, I think I maybe learned about Chinese telegraph code from some presentation that also talked about Chinese typewriters (also extremely cumbersome) and the history of Chinese IMEs for computers (much more convenient but also gives you character amnesia).
Also, I will read into jokes if I so please.
I’m not going to try to defend a joke that didn’t land, so I’ll just removed my thread to disengage.
I don’t necessarily want to assume the worst from people, but given some past experiences with other Hexbears being ignorant or brainwormed when posting, I’ve become a bit cautious in situations like when a joke just doesn’t quite make sense. Call it being the fun police, or call it a vibe check, but in any case any variant of “it’s just a joke, get over it” will make me raise an eyebrow — that is, after all, the favorite refrain of workplace sexual harassment.
But you’ve disengaged now, and if you say that you don’t conflate SLs and MCLs, then I’ll take you at your word.