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Is it really that different than saying "Audience"? Or radio shows referring to "listeners"? Etc.
Or "y'all"
Saying "chat" to address a group or room full of people isn't different at all from addressing them as "y'all"
All y'all more specifically
Regional differences :)
Except y'all is a second person plural, and I think 'chat' here is still functioning as a noun.
Seems like the same thing to me. I think the person saying it's the first of its kind is wrong, but it would still be equally bizarre if people were addressing their "listeners" in normal conversation.
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Yeah, it would be weird to say 'listeners' when talking to a group. But social conventions and language shifts. "chat" has established itself for pretty obvious reasons, so I'm not surprised to see it catch on in the physical world. It's a bit like people saying 'lol' in person was super weird at first, but isn't that weird any more.
Also, I don't think it is anywhere near as weird as how politicians address what they are saying to "Mr. Speaker" when they are clearly actually not talking to that person at all.
Are you and Stamets related? I keep mixing you two up.
Haha, no - we're two different people who are both Star Trek fans and post on Lemmy a lot.
So you're related (by Star Trek)
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