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I support it and I don’t work for google. I like this feature that encourages more empathy in this strife and hate filled world.

by la6472 4y ago

account42 4y ago
Neither hate or empathy are in words being written but in the intention behind them. If anything, corporate writing is all about feigning empathy while having none. Or do you actually believe that corporations care deeply about your privacy or all the other things they claim to do.
nxm 4y ago
So Google execs now decides how we speak… brave new world. You like it until it corrects you for not being woke enough
- la6472 4y ago
  No they don’t decide. They suggest. Are you also offended by the suggestions?
- esrauch 4y ago
  It's not like it's silently editing existing docs, it has an underline and you can voluntarily see what alternative wordings might be.
- Rastonbury 4y ago
  Where is the line drawn? MS Word suggests style corrections too, despite the meaning being totally understandable. As an enterprise feature, enterprises would interested in this because they wouldn't want their employees communications to get them cancelled or put on woke twitter. Despite their writing style guide[1] being a bit too woke for my liking i'm sure some people find it a good reference, especially if they don't have capacity to create their own corporate guide. [1]https://developers.google.com/style/word-list https://developers.google.com/style/word-list
Stupulous 4y ago
While I don't doubt that an intent of this is to promote empathy, I would need to see some evidence before I could be open to the possibility that that is its effect. Anecdotally, these things seem to incense anger and hatred- I've never heard anyone say that being language-policed made them a better person, but I have seen people behave in a way that suggests the opposite. Personally, I become less empathic when someone assumes authority over what I say or write.
- la6472 4y ago
  To begin with you and your crew can stop downvoting comments you disagree with. Do it and you will have evidence of change.
SamPatt 4y ago
Serious question: in what way do you feel that Google suggesting alterations to the specific language used in the article (words like motherboard or fierce) is helping people be more empathetic? I'm putting aside intentionally and just curious about how this actually encourages empathy?
- la6472 4y ago
  Systematic and well entrenched problem require the first step of acknowledgement. If you do not even acknowledge there is a problem of empathy across the board today in our society then you are not even in the first step.
selfmodruntime 4y ago
Nothing about this is about empathy. Not using language that white people at Google deemed offensive does little to help the actual problems. You know what would help? Not hiring union-busting consultants to convince employees to not join a union against their best interests.

I support it and I don’t work for google. I like this feature that encourages more empathy in this strife and hate filled world.

by la6472 4y ago

I support it and I don’t work for google. I like this feature that encourages more empathy in this strife and hate filled world.

account42 4y ago

Neither hate or empathy are in words being written but in the intention behind them. If anything, corporate writing is all about feigning empathy while having none. Or do you actually believe that corporations care deeply about your privacy or all the other things they claim to do.

nxm 4y ago

So Google execs now decides how we speak… brave new world. You like it until it corrects you for not being woke enough

la6472 4y ago
No they don’t decide. They suggest. Are you also offended by the suggestions?
esrauch 4y ago
It's not like it's silently editing existing docs, it has an underline and you can voluntarily see what alternative wordings might be.
Rastonbury 4y ago
Where is the line drawn? MS Word suggests style corrections too, despite the meaning being totally understandable. As an enterprise feature, enterprises would interested in this because they wouldn't want their employees communications to get them cancelled or put on woke twitter. Despite their writing style guide[1] being a bit too woke for my liking i'm sure some people find it a good reference, especially if they don't have capacity to create their own corporate guide. [1]https://developers.google.com/style/word-list https://developers.google.com/style/word-list

Stupulous 4y ago

While I don't doubt that an intent of this is to promote empathy, I would need to see some evidence before I could be open to the possibility that that is its effect. Anecdotally, these things seem to incense anger and hatred- I've never heard anyone say that being language-policed made them a better person, but I have seen people behave in a way that suggests the opposite. Personally, I become less empathic when someone assumes authority over what I say or write.

la6472 4y ago
To begin with you and your crew can stop downvoting comments you disagree with. Do it and you will have evidence of change.

SamPatt 4y ago

Serious question: in what way do you feel that Google suggesting alterations to the specific language used in the article (words like motherboard or fierce) is helping people be more empathetic? I'm putting aside intentionally and just curious about how this actually encourages empathy?

la6472 4y ago
Systematic and well entrenched problem require the first step of acknowledgement. If you do not even acknowledge there is a problem of empathy across the board today in our society then you are not even in the first step.

selfmodruntime 4y ago

Nothing about this is about empathy. Not using language that white people at Google deemed offensive does little to help the actual problems. You know what would help? Not hiring union-busting consultants to convince employees to not join a union against their best interests.