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I really regret the proliferation of terms like "toxic" to describe things as benign as this. I think it's literally recoloring people's perception of what bad
by jchw 2y ago
I really regret the proliferation of terms like "toxic" to describe things as benign as this. I think it's literally recoloring people's perception of what bad communication actually looks like.
- maccard 2y agoYou brought the word up, not me. The tiles are simple - avoid character attacks, and don’t be passive aggressive. Be direct and firm. Otherwise people will go off topic and take whatever meaning they want (like I did with Linus’) comment and you did the same with the word toxic, which you introduced
- jchw 2y agoI am okay with using it to describe things as "toxic" when they are, but there's a reason I still used scare quotes.