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> because it’s a free country and it really doesn’t make sense to try to control other people over something like that No one is trying to control you by defin
by autoexec 1mo ago
> because it’s a free country and it really doesn’t make sense to try to control other people over something like that
No one is trying to control you by defining what words mean. In fact, you're still fully free to call anything you like whatever you want. You risk being misunderstood in certain contexts or assumed to be ignorant in others, but no one will stop you. My guess is that what you personally call a planet or not wont come up very often and will matter very little to anyone else.
- odyssey7 1mo agoA mention of “the planet Pluto” carries risk that you will be derailed by people who think they are very scientific but in fact are just excited to be able to correct someone. My language has become politicized. Either I go with the flow and surrender something about my own language, or I risk getting called out or misunderstood as being incorrect if I continue. It’s easier to let them think they corrected you than to explain your position. People believing that correcting others over superficial word choices counts as being scientific… it’s disappointing.
- lirolero 1mo ago[flagged]