• ORbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    No.

    Use the real words. Censoring our language is antithetical to free speech. When you “use different words,” you get idiotic things like “unalived.” When we are using language as-intended, we should not be censored or be forced to adopt a new phrase.

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      7 days ago

      is your goal to stop the genocide or free speech absolutism?
      i like both but im will to tailor my messages to have a better impact.
      at this point if you go out with a sign that says “down with zionists!” a lot of people will not listen past that point.
      words like “unalived” has help people bypass ai sentiment analysis and get important messages out there.
      everyone should move to federated platforms with free-er speech, but that’s not how you can actually reach most people.

      tl;dr is the message less important than the verbiage?

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            7 days ago

            That’s why the solution is to destroy those platforms, not capitulate to their censorship.

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              7 days ago

              using the platform to spread your message with alternative words is not capitulating… it’s subverting.
              get over yourself.
              i’d love to “destroy” tiktok too but i don’t see any solution coming from you… just hyperbole

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                5 days ago

                And here comes “use the machine to destroy the machine” again. I swear Lemmy is nothing but the same 3 arguments over and over ad infinitum.

                Anyway, you’re not owning Walmart by spending $60 there on a che guevera shirt and a RATM album on vinyl. They’re actually quite happy you did that.

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                  4 days ago

                  not to destroy the machine, but to communicate your message using the machine.

                  Or have fun changing the world talking to 11 people on Lemmy

                  Nice strawman argument though

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                    4 days ago

                    If I’m a Twitter user, and I see you on there talking about how shitty twitter is, I’m not going to change my ways. I’m probably not going to even read your argument. I’m going to wonder why you dont leave, assume you just like to complain, and go on with my day. Twitter will appreciate the ad revenue you gave them though.