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A comment on Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake – 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia. Parent comment

Re:Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake – 5 km S of San José del Palmar,... by joquarky on Monday August 10, 2026 @11:18PM (#49252965)
This seems similar to the euphemism treadmill.
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Re:Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake – 5 km S of San José del Palmar,... by Taek on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @07:35PM (#49265944)
Some sounds are genetically more intense than others, like shrill screeching sorts of noises. So not quite as bad as the euphemism treadmill, because there is biology that makes certain sounds fundamentally less terrifying than others.
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