Censoring things like child porn and child fucking and all that make the words more “palatable,” dishonoring the victims of these abuses. Child porn should make you feel squeamish when you type it out because you’re a normal person, don’t let it be normal and easy to read
It’s an amazing book, but I don’t think that the comparison here works. There’s a difference in a powerful power structure that’s using language to manipulate a population (people have a lot to say about the newspeak and 2+2=5, but can’t see the forest for the trees) and a person on a web forums choosing not say fuck. Let the person choose how they want to communicate. The only one here forcing their rules are the ones who are saying they SHOULD say fuck rather than f*ck
It is fascinating. I’m not gonna force them to change the way they speak if they choose not to tho. At the end of the day, I knew what they meant, and it matches what their intentions are, then communication has happened. It’s a casual setting after all, not gonna die on this hill.
Note that the rules change depending on context. This is just to casual a space for forcing people to say one thing or another.
What actually changes for you if they said fuck? I just find it fascinating that it’s such a big deal.
Censoring things like child porn and child fucking and all that make the words more “palatable,” dishonoring the victims of these abuses. Child porn should make you feel squeamish when you type it out because you’re a normal person, don’t let it be normal and easy to read
This is a valid argument. I respect that.
Have you read 1984? The bits about Newspeak are fascinating.
It’s an amazing book, but I don’t think that the comparison here works. There’s a difference in a powerful power structure that’s using language to manipulate a population (people have a lot to say about the newspeak and 2+2=5, but can’t see the forest for the trees) and a person on a web forums choosing not say fuck. Let the person choose how they want to communicate. The only one here forcing their rules are the ones who are saying they SHOULD say fuck rather than f*ck
I find it fascinating that people arbitrarily substitute letters for wildcards.
It’s wrong to associate innocent things like child corn and kid hucking with Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein.
It is fascinating. I’m not gonna force them to change the way they speak if they choose not to tho. At the end of the day, I knew what they meant, and it matches what their intentions are, then communication has happened. It’s a casual setting after all, not gonna die on this hill.
Note that the rules change depending on context. This is just to casual a space for forcing people to say one thing or another.