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Re:The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours by happytoexplain on Thursday January 07, 2021 @11:18AM (#25672851)
If you rely on the literal definition devoid of further context, every single person alive has been deplatformed.
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Re:The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours by TheOperator on Thursday January 07, 2021 @10:01PM (#25681004)
Yes, and?

You think it's worse to interpret a word literally if that literal definition is broad, than it is to interpret a word in a way that makes the other person seem delusional and nonsensical? In the context of a specific conversation, its more reasonable to interpret somebodies words in a way that makes their words make sense, than in a way that makes them sound delusional.

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