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> stop using "decimated" as a synonym for "devastated" OTOH decimation actually was devastating, the idea that it just means "lose 10% of" really undersells th
by furyofantares 6y ago
> stop using "decimated" as a synonym for "devastated"
OTOH decimation actually was devastating, the idea that it just means "lose 10% of" really undersells the process of punishing a large group of your army by dividing them into groups of 10 and forcing each group to choose one at random and then the other 9 murder them by stoning.
- taneq 6y agoYeah, having one in 10 of your closest friends/colleagues being killed would be pretty damn devastating under any circumstances, let alone in the manner you describe here.