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There used to be times when people didn't care for technicalities like this because the focus was on the person's contribution to the discussion. Now that ever
by john_moscow 6y ago
There used to be times when people didn't care for technicalities like this because the focus was on the person's contribution to the discussion.
Now that everyone's replaceable, the popular culture desperately tries to shift focus into arguing about pronouns and terms.
Watch out, this is a road to nowhere. Forcing others to use the right pronoun won't build up your retirement fund, but will distract you from worrying about not having one. And the fact that you care about it more than about your opponent's T-shirt color could be an indication that you are being manipulated to not think about the long-term things.
- messick 6y agoI’ve read a lot of horseshit reasons against showing the least possible shred of humanity by using someone’s correct pronouns, but “then the Illuminati will steal your 401k!” is a new one.
- octoberfranklin 6y agoThis is a surprisingly profound and insightful comment so deep in the subthread of, more or less, a shitpost. Thank you, sir, for elevating our collective level of discourse.
- dxdm 6y ago> you are being manipulated to not think This is where it crosses from insightful into conspiracy theory territory for me. People seem perfectly capable of groupthink-deluding themselves. Why cheapen your argument by postulating some master manipulator when it's not necessary for the deeper point you're making? It will only lead to people focussing the discussion to challenge this particular aspect, or them disregarding all you've said, instead of engaging with the actual meat of the argument.