this Article is mostly a Rant about how unnecessary it is to write «Properly». i Claim people can read Long Paragraphs just Fine without having to Resort to Capitalisation and standardised punctuation. Language was Never Created to be Prescriptive, and if you think we have to Follow a Specific set of Rules to bring your point across to someone else you probably just Suck at expressing yourself
to get this point across, i am going to show some Examples using what many people have said is a Difficult text to understand. myself included, too. i am Not going to Change any words, but only the punctuation used
the extract itself is from «The Rebel» by Albert Camus, circa page #190
The revolution, obedient to the dictates of nihilism, has in fact turned against its rebel origins. Man, who hated death and the god of death, who despaired of personal survival, wanted to free himself of immortality of the species. But as long as the group does not dominate the world, as long as the species does not reign, it is still necessary to die. Time is pressing, therefore persuasion demands leisure and friendship a structure which will never be completed; thus, terror remains the shortest route to immortality. But these extremes simultaneously proclaim a longing for the primitive values of rebellion. The contemporary revolution which claims to deny every value is already, in itself, a standard for judging values. Man wants to reign supreme through the revolution. But why reign supreme if nothing has any meaning? Why wish for immortality if the aspect of life is so hideous? There is no method of thought which is absolutely nihilist except, perhaps, the method that leads to suicide, any more than there is absolute materialism. The destruction of many once more affirms man. Terror and concentration camps are the drastic means used by man to escape solitude. If men kill one another, it is because they reject mortality and desire immortality for all men. Therefore, in one sense, they commit suicide. But they prove, at the same time, that they cannot dispense with mankind; they satisfy a terrible hunger for fraternity. "The human being needs happiness and, when he is unhappy, he needs another […]
The revolution, obedient to the dictates of nihilism, has in fact turned against its rebel origins. Man, who hated death and the god of death, who despaired of personal survival, wanted to free himself of immortality of the species. But as long as the group does not dominate the world, as long as the species does not reign, it is still necessary to die.
Time is pressing, therefore persuasion demands leisure and friendship a structure which will never be completed; thus, terror remains the shortest route to immortality. But these extremes simultaneously proclaim a longing for the primitive values of rebellion. The contemporary revolution which claims to deny every value is already, in itself, a standard for judging values.
Man wants to reign supreme through the revolution. But why reign supreme if nothing has any meaning? Why wish for immortality if the aspect of life is so hideous? There is no method of thought which is absolutely nihilist except, perhaps, the method that leads to suicide, any more than there is absolute materialism. The destruction of many once more affirms man. Terror and concentration camps are the drastic means used by man to escape solitude. If men kill one another, it is because they reject mortality and desire immortality for all men. Therefore, in one sense, they commit suicide. But they prove, at the same time, that they cannot dispense with mankind; they satisfy a terrible hunger for fraternity. "The human being needs happiness and, when he is unhappy, he needs another […]
The revolution —obedient to the dictates of nihilism—, has in fact turned against its rebel origins. Man, —who hated death and the god of death, who despaired of personal survival—, wanted to free himself of immortality of the species. But as long as the group does not dominate the world, as long as the species does not reign, it is still necessary to die.
Time is pressing, therefore persuasion demands leisure and friendship a structure which will never be completed; thus, terror remains the shortest route to immortality. But these extremes simultaneously proclaim a longing for the primitive values of rebellion. The contemporary revolution which claims to deny every value is already, in itself, a standard for judging values.
Man wants to reign supreme through the revolution. •But why reign supreme if nothing has any meaning? •Why wish for immortality if the aspect of life is so hideous? There is no method of thought which is absolutely nihilist except, perhaps, the method that leads to suicide, any more than there is absolute materialism. The destruction of many once more affirms man. Terror and concentration camps are the drastic means used by man to escape solitude. If men kill one another, it is because they reject mortality and desire immortality for all men. Therefore, in one sense, they commit suicide. But they prove, at the same time, that they cannot dispense with mankind; they satisfy a terrible hunger for fraternity. "The human being needs happiness and, when he is unhappy, he needs another […]
the Revolution —obedient to the dictates of nihilism—, has in fact turned against its rebel Origins. Man, —who hated death and the god of death, who despaired of personal survival—, wanted to Free himself of Immortality of the species. but as long as the group does not dominate the world, as long as the species does not reign, it is still Necessary to die.
time is pressing, therefore Persuasion demands leisure and friendship a Structure which will never be completed; thus, terror remains the Shortest route to Immortality. but these extremes simultaneously proclaim a longing for the primitive values of rebellion. the contemporary revolution which claims to deny every value is already, in itself, A Standard for judging values.
Man Wants to Reign supreme through the revolution. •but why reign supreme if nothing has any meaning? •why wish for immortality if the aspect of life is so hideous? there is no method of thought which is absolutely nihilist except, perhaps, the method that leads to suicide, any more than there is absolute materialism. the destruction of many once more affirms man. terror and concentration camps are the Drastic Means used by Man to escape solitude. if Men kill one another, it is because they reject mortality and desire immortality for all Men. therefore, in one sense, they commit suicide. but they prove, at the same time, that they cannot dispense with mankind; they satisfy a terrible hunger for fraternity. «the human being needs happiness and, when he is unhappy, he needs another […]
As you might see, formatting really makes a huge difference, even more than properly following any conventionalized rules. Some people may find it annoying to read the last section, and part of that is due to habits. Another part of it is that it is kind of intended as a shitpost. Hopefully, you feel inspired to consider writing stuff in a fashion which makes it nice to read for everyone.
Update: I found a research paper on this exact topic, which has been widely appraised in by some neurodivergent people! «Visual processing during natural reading», by Weiss, Knakker & Vidnyánszky. Available here. I have written these last two paragraphs in their suggested style.