If you've recently received a text from your children, younger relatives, or a young coworker without a single capital letter, no period, and a few suspiciously casual "lol" additions, you're not alone. This writing style, which not long ago would have been labeled lazy or illiterate, is now becoming the new norm in everyday communication. It sounds like a mistake, but it's actually a very conscious decision by Generation Z, who send a message with every lowercase letter: I don't need to try to be understood - just be real with me.