I’ve seen a number of people mention em dashes specifically—and it makes sense—since most people really don’t use them while writing informally. I’ve been on the em dash train for a long time, along with other special characters like the interrobang. To be blunt, I am not going to let some billionaire corporate garbage control my language; I refuse to self censor the way I actually want to type. I see it as no different from dotting out letters to bypass filters, or creating algorithm “family-friendly” slang. I will not let Sam Altman or Elon Musk or any other disgusting parasite dictate my voice—fuck that.