Punctuation

Parts of the opening statement for the debate on punctuation are included (side apposing strict punctuation rules):
Due to the evolving world's increasingly modernist/minimalist perspective it is only natural that punctuation also adjusts to differing norms. As source A states "The reality is that language evolves in conjunction with culture." Due to changing punctuation there has never been a correct standard to follow. For example Shakespeare didnt use the same rules we have now yet did it affect us for the worse? no. We have never stuck to a "correct standard" of writing. With the evolution of the English language the value of punctuation has decreased. Therefore the unnecessary rules shouldnt be strictly enforced. Why are they as strictly enforced now and at school if its bound to change sooner or later? There are hundreds of rules for just a comma but we arent about to sit down and learn every single one. Also strict punctuation rules restrict the freedom of expression and individual style. We can specifically remember certain writers not just for their words but also for their use of rules or rather how they make their own. We arent in school just so we can learn all the rules but also how to make writing into something that sets us apart from others not make us the same.