In my music post, I mentioned that swearing in songs sticks out like a sore thumb. It's something that makes my ears immediately perk up.
I would say I am much more foul online than off. Swearing is apart of my digital vocabulary. I do it excessively online. I swear online without even thinking about it. Scaling it back wouldn't be a bad thing.
Offline, it's a different situation. Swearing isn't a sentence filler as much as it is for me online. By no means am I the Virgin Mary of bad words. I will drop a 'shit' if I stub my toe, for example.
Something that soured my view on swearing in real was my eavesdropping on some chick who was on her phone. I was walking into the shops, she was walking out. She was on the phone swearing like a sailor while pushing a child. I found it to be quite distasteful.
My family weren't hyper Christian goody two-shoes. Swearing is something my dad will do every two minutes. My mum does it less often, but it's still there. I've just always found it to be a bit weird. Especially in the case of people using it where it's not necessarily needed.
Why waste time on words that are so overused they serve as commas in casual conversation?
Instead spend a bit of mental effort and craft a statement that shows you really care.