Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik...
by saagarjha on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:41PM
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> How you react to the meaning is entirely within your consciousness.
Considering that it is often very easy to guess how people will “react to the meaning” of the sounds you make, it’s often considered polite to refrain from making them when they would probably offend.
Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik...
by manigandham on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:52PM
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Sure, but politeness is besides the point. It doesn't change the fact that your reaction is still your responsibility.
Yes. It's just sounds that you hear, then your brain recognizes and turns them into words with meaning. How you react to the meaning is entirely within your consciousness. This is how you might pick up words from languages you don't know if the sounds are similar, yet you wouldn't claim to be insulted by them.
> "If the person felt threatened, that is on them""
Yes, your feelings are your own, nobody else controls them. That's one of the fundamentals of free speech. There are some very limited situations (like threats) where it's overruled, not because of your feelings but because of the intentions being forecast. Even then, there's a very high bar to prove any criminal intent there.