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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by qwerty456127 on Saturday January 11, 2020 @06:44PM (#22023277)
> If I yell insults at you

In such a case I would just assume you are stupid or something and keep on my business. If you don't have capacity to ignore that kind of noise you probably need treatment. Threats, however, are a different story.

You shouldn't care much if some random people express their opinion which is you're a moron (unless you meet such people often - then it might be a good idea to actually make sure there is nothing wrong with you or you are not hanging out in a wrong place) - ignoring insults usually causes better consequences than reacting to them. At the same time you usually should be worried if somebody threatens to kill you, ignoring threats can often get you in a real trouble.

Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by Larrikin on Sunday January 12, 2020 @09:00AM (#22026285)
This is very much the same argument I hear online on why it's ok to use the word, nigger, and even why it is ok to call black people that word. Words have meaning and swear words have meaning and history to their usage.