throwaway814

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   by throwaway814 10y ago

   Classic response. I'm all for rational discussion on how to improve the general situation. My point is that said rational discussion is impossible to participate in without great personal risk, so I choose not to. I prefer less risky
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   by throwaway814 10y ago

   I agree that they should be discussed, I just find the infrastructure for discussing the issues these days makes it much worse. My speech has certainly been improved by polite private reminders from friends over the years. For example &quot
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   by throwaway814 10y ago

   For sure, and even the follow-up on that issue has the IMO totally reasonable explanation + apology for how something that ridiculous came out: http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2016/08/12/cogdell-unrein-twit
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   by throwaway814 10y ago

   As far as I can tell, this article isn't even angry. It's just explaining the mechanics behind some changes. How is that a rant?
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   by throwaway814 10y ago

   Fantastic article. Great examples, some of which I benefit from (English as a lingua franca for example) and some that are pretty horrifying. The realm that I most notice this happening every day is "political correctness". My Fac