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>we have to be careful for example about using the right pronouns in order to accomodate the need of like a 0.% of the population Is this really a problem? It'
by p_j_w 5y ago
>we have to be careful for example about using the right pronouns in order to accomodate the need of like a 0.% of the population
Is this really a problem? It's a zero cost action.
- lnxg33k1 5y agoIt would be, it could be, but the few times that you refer to a person with the wrong pronoun then you are likely to be offended and to be lectured about how you didn't understand that they were something else
- blueflow 5y agoYou can use the "Shinigami Eyes" extension to warn you about people who might get offended by misgendering them. Saves you alot of trouble if you are spending time on Twitter or Reddit.
- lnxg33k1 5y agoThe day I install an extension in my browser perpetually loaded in order to accomodate and make an effort to satisfy the 0.% of the population while the 0.% of the population is not available to make an effort in order to let me know in a civilised way that they identify with another pronoun, then kill me, because also letting people know in a civil way that you prefer other ways to address you is a 0-cost action
- jabej 5y agoThat’s absolutely insane.
- blueflow 5y agoIts genius, given the fact that these people themselves created these lists to allow anyone to avoid them.
- metabagel 5y agoMore likely, the person will simply ignore it. There are exceptions of course, and I think you have those exceptions in mind with your comment.
- john_moscow 5y agoIt's not. It costs attention - and that's the primary battleground of the information society. To divert the masses attention from the goals that could help them unite.
- peterdn 5y agoHow is it any different than remembering and using people's preferred names?