Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by 0xdeadfa65 on Sunday February 19, 2023 @03:35AM
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You like changing your language because you convinced yourself that you’re part of the crew getting to make the changes. Just wait until you’re on the receiving end. Or even better forced to speak a different language, you don’t know, which has happened before under the banner of progress.
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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by TaylorAlexander on Sunday February 19, 2023 @04:01AM
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On the receiving end of what exactly? Does it feel worse to be called a fool rather than an idiot? I don’t see what you’re getting at.
> forced to speak a different language
It’s very weird to me that you view my choice to use different words as somehow forcing something on others. Culture shifts and changes and there are always people responsible for participating in those changes. Yes sometimes people have used violence to change the language and of course that has generally been horrific. But my choice to simply tweet differently is well within the bounds of the type of normal human change that happens in a healthy society. I’m not forcing anyone to do anything.
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by pnut on Sunday February 19, 2023 @05:27AM
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The "receiving end" comment was about what happens when society decides that your thought patterns make you a bigot, and you fundamentally disagree.
Lots of older people have this experience as the world changes out from under them.
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by DonHopkins on Sunday February 19, 2023 @06:31AM
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You're replying to a homophobic troll whose handle is a hex digit substitution code for 0xdeadfa65 = "deadfags", so it's pretty obvious which end he's on, and that he's not arguing in good faith.
On the other hand, I've enjoyed all of your comments, and you've made great points!