At my last job, a bunch of the older folks did not realize they had a "two spaces" habit.
It's a clear tell.
Saw this meme and thought I'd point that out.
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This is something you probably want to care about when you're producing text in some kind of professional capacity, for e.g. a newspaper, book, documentation, or something like that. You will need a manual of style to maintain consistency of the work across multiple authors. Using a single space is a universal rule in every typesetting/style manual I've ever seen, so it's the correct choice in that case.
If you're just out typing stuff in informal correspondence, as a hobby, or otherwise, I don't really think you need to care.
Judging by the editorial standards I've seen from journalists recently (or lack thereof), I don't think this is high on their list of concerns.