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Re:NYT reporter falsely accuses tech investor of using a slur by LatteLazy on Monday February 08, 2021 @04:49PM (#26070641)
I think you're asking the wrong question: I might not care if someone says the word, but if their employer, or their employees or college or investors or political party or anyone else cares then that's a problem for that person. And it keeps going: their employer might not care, but the employer needs to wonder if their clients, friends, partners, or dog cares. And whether they will care in 10 or 20 years time.

That's the reason this is so insidious. It forces people not just to comply with current social standards. But to comply with the highest possible standard that might just be applied in their lifetime.

10 years ago, it was OK to say "retard". Today we're not quite sure are we. How would you feel if you got gotcha'd in 10 years time with this comment?

Now, as everyone is racing towards to most banal and inoffensive positions, you find that today's social attitudes are changing purely out of fear of tomorrow's. People hesitate to say retard, others notice and hesitate too, as fewer people say it it becomes offensive not because it is but because no one else is saying it.

I think Greenwald leaves a lot to be desired. But I think with this issue he (and others) are well ahead of the curve: a significant minority are hell bent on dumping freedom of speech and they have the leverage to do it.

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Re:NYT reporter falsely accuses tech investor of using a slur by S_A_P on Monday February 08, 2021 @05:40PM (#26071273)
You raise some good points here, and this is a slippery slope were standing upon. I found it to be a little be gross to see the tweets where Taylor L was taunting Marc A to try and block her out of the chat since she got a burner account. Is that what we are trying to do? The press ABSOLUTELY should be able to find corruption and keep it in check, but this doesnt feel like that. It was a personal abuse of a platform by that journalist. Im familiar with Greenwald because of Snowden, but I agree that he is a bit jaded/angry now. Im not really 100% clear on why he lives abroad now, but Im sure that transition was not easy and may have something to do with it.
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