tl;dr

There's a notation online that looks like this: tl;dr. For anyone who doesn't know, it means "too long; didn't read." It's often used as a dismissal of a lengthy post or comment thread (arguing against it based on its length, not the ideas discussed), or as a way of telling people that the writer is going to argue against his/her interpretation of a post based on skimming its content. Both uses seem rather rude to me.

I don't understand people who feel entitled to talk and have an audience but do not accept the responsibility of listening in return. It's self-centered, and points to one of the major problems in our society -- the growing sense of entitlement. On any given day, I'll see people texting on their phones while working, getting angry about having to wait in a line, and arguing that age restrictions should not apply to *their* child. I really think we need to chip away at this sense of entitlement, myself included.

The first step? Changing the meaning of tl;dr. I'd like to see it used for its third (and woefully underused) purpose: to summarize a lengthy post for the benefit of others who may not have the time nor inclination to read the entire thing.

tl;dr
Entitlement is bad -- we need to work on it.