Lowercase Emails: Power Play or Communication Breakdown?

0:00On April 20th, ever notice how your boss's email's scream ego? Back in February, Jack Dorsey, the ex-Twitter guy, now running block, dropped the 600-word email announcing 4,000 layoffs all in. Lowercase letters. That's the kind of move only top dogs pull off without a second thought. Journalist Zach Jason dug into this for Business Insider, calling it the tech-brother Garkey's new language of power. He tested it himself, firing off no-caps messages to his boss, co-workers, parents, and even sources like Sam Allman. Turns out, it's sped up replies, but muddied the meaning. Plenty of folks cringe at these habits. The author hates sign-offs like TKS too lazy for three extra letters. French folks do bov, which just sounds like drool, and don't get her started on thumbs up emoji replies. That's a hard pass. Jason's experiment showed quicker responses without the agony of perfect grammar, but clarity took a hit. Still, lowercase vibes hint you're typing yourself, not farming it out to AI.

1:04Next time you see all lowercase from the corner office, you know who's flexing power without saying a word.