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Re:Ask HN: Why are e-ink note-taking devices so expensive co... by mumblemumble on Monday February 15, 2021 @12:22PM (#26144764)
Except that it is still used to refer to people with developmental disabilities. Typically as a pejorative term.

Edit: Thinking on your 2nd point, I suspect that you've got your arrow of causality backwards.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are e-ink note-taking devices so expensive co... by Ajedi32 on Monday February 15, 2021 @02:28PM (#26146209)
> I suspect that you've got your arrow of causality backwards.

I think there are two arrows of causality here actually, and they form a cycle. A word is offensive, therefore it's taboo. The word is taboo, therefore it's offensive. Why is "shit" vulgar, but "feces" not? Language is weird like that.

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