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You are so close to understanding that what Google is doing is the same thing the safe space movement is doing, but now it's cool because a hot company does it.

by tamana 11y ago

You are so close to understanding that what Google is doing is the same thing the safe space movement is doing, but now it's cool because a hot company does it. It's interesting how you choose to represent the safe space culture by its most annoying examples, but chose to represent tech company management culture by it's most positive examples.

Retric 11y ago
There is a huge fundamental difference between attacking someone's ideas vs. there identity. However, most people let there identity and there ideas get tied together. So, it can feel similar.
- ska 11y ago
  Yes, there is a huge difference. And it is the responsibility of the person on the "attack" to make that clear using whatever approach works in the situation. Otherwise you have a communication problem, and it is primarily your fault for being inarticulate.
- sanderjd 11y ago
  This is not at all meant as a know-it-all pedantic attack, but I found it much more difficult to read your post because of "there" being used where you meant "their". I hope this helpful instead of annoying!
  - Retric 11y ago
    Their and there are generally pronounced the same. Would you have had similar issues if you had heard that sentence? Or where you just being snippy?
    - sanderjd 11y ago
      I'm honestly not sure if I would have had similar issues verbally. I think they maybe sound very slightly different when most people pronounce them, but there's a good chance that's just my brain adjusting based on context. But I don't think reading is the same, and I definitely think some misspellings, even of homophones, can throw me off and cause me to re-read. In any case, I went out of my way to not be snippy! I just thought it might be helpful to you to know that the mis-use slightly tripped up at least one person. It's hard to know who will find it helpful to have things like that pointed out (like some non-native speakers trying to learn) and who will just get annoyed. Mis-judged this one!
      - Retric 11y ago
        That's odd. I suspect we process written language completely differently as I don't notice when someone swaps homonyms. Also, they really are pronounced the same, if your hearing a difference it really is just in your head.

by tamana 11y ago

Retric 11y ago

There is a huge fundamental difference between attacking someone's ideas vs. there identity. However, most people let there identity and there ideas get tied together. So, it can feel similar.

ska 11y ago
Yes, there is a huge difference. And it is the responsibility of the person on the "attack" to make that clear using whatever approach works in the situation. Otherwise you have a communication problem, and it is primarily your fault for being inarticulate.
sanderjd 11y ago
This is not at all meant as a know-it-all pedantic attack, but I found it much more difficult to read your post because of "there" being used where you meant "their". I hope this helpful instead of annoying!
- Retric 11y ago
  Their and there are generally pronounced the same. Would you have had similar issues if you had heard that sentence? Or where you just being snippy?
  - sanderjd 11y ago
    I'm honestly not sure if I would have had similar issues verbally. I think they maybe sound very slightly different when most people pronounce them, but there's a good chance that's just my brain adjusting based on context. But I don't think reading is the same, and I definitely think some misspellings, even of homophones, can throw me off and cause me to re-read. In any case, I went out of my way to not be snippy! I just thought it might be helpful to you to know that the mis-use slightly tripped up at least one person. It's hard to know who will find it helpful to have things like that pointed out (like some non-native speakers trying to learn) and who will just get annoyed. Mis-judged this one!
    - Retric 11y ago
      That's odd. I suspect we process written language completely differently as I don't notice when someone swaps homonyms. Also, they really are pronounced the same, if your hearing a difference it really is just in your head.