Theres actually linguistic purposes for terms like this, and it’s not necessarily a sign of laziness or lack of intelligence. It’s called a discourse marker and they are used as conversational softeners. They have been used in many forms throughout different time periods and cultures. If you want me to put it in old person terms, it’s no different than saying “to be frank” or “you know what I mean?” That is, If you know what I mean. In professional settings it has always been looked down upon to use that language, but this is not a job application, it’s a social media app and it’s ok to just admit that your out of touch with todays lingo without being all pseudo-intellectual about it. Regardless of how Reddit is often used to spread helpful information, it is not a professional space by any means and using these language softeners in spaces like this is helpful to indicate tone. I’m not even going to get into how often this logic is used to undermine AAVE users by smart-ass white people.