Re:A privacy war is raging inside the W3C
by coldtea on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:08AM
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>Vulgarity was is descended from the inappropriate use of existing sacred words. It evolved into a comparative tone device. But it was always a cheap trick (just like the magic words it corrupted).
No, that's a puritan misconception.
Not only is a powerful (and culturally significant) method (as opposed to some mere trick), it also has evolutionary and psysiological benefits.
No, that's a puritan misconception.
Not only is a powerful (and culturally significant) method (as opposed to some mere trick), it also has evolutionary and psysiological benefits.
Among tons of other things:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoalgesic_effect_of_swearing