Sure. But some people may say hey wtf?
It carries more baggage in society than saying crazy. It just does.
There’s free speech interacting with societal norms. I don’t think it’s the slippery slope that folks pretend it is with this word
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Only to retards lol
All I’m saying is seeing the r word all over bitcoin twitter turns off a lot of people and makes them put judgement on the community, amongst a host of other things, creating another barrier to bitcoin
Our only comment can’t be “oh that’s their problem grow up”
Agree to disagree
We know that, that’s why we’re doing it. It keeps the right people away.
Sure, some people who get offended by anything and everything. That’s not what I’m talking about and doing something to keep people away seems…idk? Like not what we’re here for
I imagine most bitcoiners would agree that it’s best to be prudent and not use the word retarded when addressing someone who is mentally disabled out of politeness even when that might literally/clinically be the case. But to allow the politically correct to control what one says is nonsense. Control words -> Control minds
Well said. Rhetorically: where do we draw the line for catering to feelings of those wanting to get offended on behalf of others or appear virtuous
There’s no malice towards people with disabilities. Calling someone a “Mongoloid” would be more offensive on multiple levels but no one cares about that word since it’s not used much.
So using one word is no bueno but using a potentially equally offensive word is okay because society? Or because you don't deem that word to be as bad as the other.
This is why policing language is a fool's errand.
You could also make a much easier argument that slurs related to mental illness are significantly more potent despite "societal baggage" due to the stigma surrounding it, the volume of people affected, etc.
But again, fool's errand. Sticks and stones. If someone turns me off with their language, I simply do not engage with them.