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I find this odd coming from someone who is known for highlighting profanity in presentations - which seems at least as much of a gimmick as a LOLcat. Not that
by rufo 18y ago
I find this odd coming from someone who is known for highlighting profanity in presentations - which seems at least as much of a gimmick as a LOLcat.
Not that I care - I enjoy Rails and generally find DHH a fine speaker when I've seen him at RailsConfs - but it does seem mildly hypocritical to me.
- unalone 18y agoSwears aren't a gimmick. They're a part of the English language. When DHH tells a hypothetical person to fuck off, that carries certain undertones. We're all aware of those because it's part of the English language. Same with him calling a product a piece of shit. If he said "This product is severely lacking," that means something difference than "This product is a piece of shit." I don't know where this taboo against professional swearing comes from, but curse words are a natural part of the English language and should be used as such. Meanwhile, using LOLcats says nothing good about you. "Hi, I'm immature enough that while you're supposed to regard what I'm saying, I still think that text attached to cats is funny." "Hello, I missed the meme bandwagon and I'm catching up three years later." I would respect somebody using "All Your Base" more than I'd respect LOLcats, and that's not saying I'd respect AYB at all.