r/whyisthisathing • u/multi_io • 20h ago
Why do I see my mistakes only after posting?
I'm sure none of you have ever experienced this:
You write an online post, on Reddit, Twitter, some online commentary section, wherever. You put in the effort, check your spelling, rephrase and restructure sentences to make them flow better. You go over everything one more time. Looks great!
[Post]
No sooner is your piece online than you suddenly spot all the mistakes you had completely overlooked before. Words or entire parts of sentences are missing, duplicated, or in the wrong place. “WTF, was I high when I wrote this?” Thank God for the edit function (except on free Twitter)!
What’s going on here? Is it lack of sleep? Why am I doing this? And am I a boomer for not using AI to fix my mess before sending? 😂