"Cyber abbreviations" are annoying. What's the point?

Question

It takes longer to type it wrong than it does to type it right, because my brain waves can't comprehend it incorrectly. Someone typing "a/s/l plz?"..."ur kewl...lol...i lik u"...or, "ur 2 gud 2 b tru...btw, wtf? brb, k?" , makes a person look REALLY STUPID, not really cool.

Answer 1

I agree that some people go way over the top with their IM talk but sometimes it is more efficient.  "brb" is so much faster than writing "I'll be right back."  I absolutely hate "kewl" ,"u" and many other abbreviations.  I generally don't chat on IM with the type of people who use those abbreviations.

Answer 2

It was to save time during the days of slow modems,and to save space on small screens.But yes it just looks stupid and shows laziness on the typists part now.

Answer 3

It shows that most of the people doesn't know typing.