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> Is it? I've heard it as a theory, but never as an actual example. Yeah, I think it remains a theory; that's what I meant by 'a thing'. Something to discuss,

> Is it? I've heard it as a theory, but never as an actual example. Yeah, I think it remains a theory; that's what I meant by 'a thing'. Something to discuss, perhaps, rather than something that's already being done :) > I'm not saying that their aren't opposing viewpoints, I'm saying that the language isn't intentionally unclear to hide that. I think that's our point of disagreement. Take e.g. the "Free Higher Education for All Act". "Free" in this context is pure Newspeak.

abeyer 10y ago
> I think that's our point of disagreement. Take e.g. the "Free Higher Education for All Act". "Free" in this context is pure Newspeak. I think we'll just have to agree to disagree on the relevance. I think you're right in the strictest sense, but I just fundamentally don't believe that anyone is actually deceived even when you call something "free."