I feel like all my life I've been patiently waiting for someone to say "word" online, unironically and naturally, just as a lovely extension of how we used to do, back in the day. In live speech.
To me it's just a fabulous extension of speech and communication, with a charm that's almost IMPOSSIBLE to properly describe. It's low-key, it's friendly, it's nice. Vaguely hip-hop.
Man... I'm going to start using that online more... like WAY more. The word "word" as a positive comment. Thank you, @candletiger@programming.dev, thank you. 💙