Is txtspk considered fashionable and proper writing standard considered old-fashioned nowadays?

People seem to be using txtspk more and more. Txtspk is now everywhere: Facebook, Youtube, Yahoo!Answer… (and many Q&A websites), and even in real life. And most websites accept txtspk. It seems that txtpk is (considered by most) convenient (words are shortened, grammar is unnecessary, quicker to write) and fashionable (anyone use txtspk is cool, trendy). With all the txtspk around, proper writing turns into something “old-fashioned”, “only for old, nostalgic people”. Personally I don’t hate txspk itself, but what I feel annoyed about is people’s attitude toward it. Firstly, sometimes people overuse txtspk, turning what they write into a wall of messy words no one can understand. That’s very irritating to read. Secondly I don’t use txtspk much, and as a result I earn the nickname: “naive old lady” among some of my friends. What the heck? Am I really a naive old lady because I don’t use txtspk? But I must admit one thing: it feels so weird when I write using proper writing standard on a wall full of txtspk, both on the internet and on a paper.

I think txtspk is being over-evaluated and overused, and I really don’t like that. Don’t people care about proper writing anymore?