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Not being able to type fuck is such a weird cultural quirk America has forced down our throats.
by rorykoehler 5y ago
Not being able to type fuck is such a weird cultural quirk America has forced down our throats.
- randalluk 5y agoI never have this issue. Is it a difference between iOS and Android keyboards, or did I add it to my dictionary long ago and forget all about it?
- HPsquared 5y agoGBoard, at least, has a "block offensive words" option under "text correction" options. I think it makes sense - as bad as it is to accidentally type "duck", it's worse the other way round. Context helps - if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck etc... Edit: this is a possible alternative meaning for "Duck Typing"...
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoThe puritanism is real, and it's still a thing; people self-censoring themselves on platforms like tik tok (even going as far as 'censoring' words like sex or even more innocuous words). Not sure if it's fear of The Man, or because they don't want to miss out on views from kids.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoTikTok rapidly de-ranks any mention of suicide (a word Apple’s keyboard also avoids) so the kids have taken to saying they want to make themselves past-tense
- hyperpallium2 5y agoI wonder: Is creativity and innovation reduced in strongly puritan areas because of this?
- pessimizer 5y agoJust wait until your interface doesn't allow you to defend Julian Assange, or deny the efficacy of masks.