"Read that again, let it sink in, and louder for the people at the back" Echoing Goobster's thoughts - it feels like this was bound to happen to you. I am increasingly confused by the style of other generations. I still feel like being a millenial means I'm young, but I'm not. Not anymore :( Quippy and clunky sounds about right. Meant to be quick and clever, but also somehow 'evocative' yet easy to replicate. However I associate it with those under 35. Those approaching 50 I'm yet to encounter ever talking or writing like that.
I'm not comfortable assigning the style to an entire generation. I have receptionists in their early '20s and have been shown (by them) their conversations with their friends. They converse the same with me, primarily because I definitely work to break down formal barriers. There's definitely a register of communication preferred by younger people but it isn't what quats is talking about. "Read that again, let it sink in, and louder for the people in the back" is David Wong-era Cracked run through Tumblr and spat out for Twitter. Its its own register, the patois of the "Woke Left" to use a pejorative. I find the more I encounter it, the deeper I am into a conversational circle that is rarely challenged by conversations with outgroups. And, like most privileged vernacular, it really comes off as hollow when adopted by outsiders. David Wong, a white guy pretending to be Asian, is 47. Much like so much of GenX thought was written by 'boomers, like the political anthems of Millennials were written by Gen X, the vernacular of GenZ is largely influenced by elders. The tricky part is recognizing that leaving it the fuck alone is the graceful move. Boomers and Millennials suck at this.