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There's not a good word (that I know of) for this in my language (Czech). People who can speak English use the English word. People who don't just say something
by tomashubelbauer 6y ago
There's not a good word (that I know of) for this in my language (Czech). People who can speak English use the English word. People who don't just say something along the lines of the article author being a bastard.
- ElFitz 6y agoIn French some say "putaclic". But it’s not widespread outside of the "old-ish" French tech sphere and, being composed of the word "pute", a slang for prostitute, quite vulgar...
- 177tcca 6y agoSo, less reframing and cutesy phrases, perhaps? Things might have been a lot different if instead of saying LinkedIn was using "dark patterns" to grow, they were being pieces of shit.
- tpm 6y agoDifferent for sure, but better or worse? Here in our culture we don't really do reframing and cutesy phrases. But the public discourse is very vulgar and pessimistic, and this is not a fad, it's like that for decades already.