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The Degeneration of Language
Why does anyone care about anything Humbaba says?
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*hangedDecline wrote: ↑ October 21st, 2023, 15:04That the Greeks were fond child diddlers is just more globohomo propaganda. In reality if you diddled a child in ancient Greece you were hung from a tree, as is customary in such cases in civilized countries.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ October 20th, 2023, 19:41Greeks were a bunch of homos who came up with a word to speak coyly about their willingness to fuck boys. English doesn't need another one of those fag words.WhiteShark wrote: ↑ October 20th, 2023, 19:40
No, this is exactly the problem GhostCow was talking about. The gay agenda has made it difficult for many to talk about and even think about brotherly love because they deliberately confuse it with eros.
I wouldn't normally be pedantic but the thread insisted.
H-H-Holmes wrote: ↑ October 21st, 2023, 15:40*hangedDecline wrote: ↑ October 21st, 2023, 15:04That the Greeks were fond child diddlers is just more globohomo propaganda. In reality if you diddled a child in ancient Greece you were hung from a tree, as is customary in such cases in civilized countries.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ October 20th, 2023, 19:41
Greeks were a bunch of homos who came up with a word to speak coyly about their willingness to fuck boys. English doesn't need another one of those fag words.
I wouldn't normally be pedantic but the thread insisted.
It's possible to argue that this exception to the rule is (part of the) degeneration.hung
simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
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so a jiggaboo is getting fucked up the ass by a horse and he says "shiiiett I thought I was hanged" and the horse says "not yet you fucking nigger"
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- The advancement of singular they
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I'm surprised this never dug into the (relatively) current rapid consumption of positive words (empathy, justice, discrimination, etc.). All of these used to mean something different and were absorbed. But the interesting thing is, none of them were replaced. We're developing fewer words for the positive traits in language.
...On a personal note: the why is answerable with my favourite joke.
The Inuit language has one hundred words for snow. They live in snow, their weather is snow, they build shelter out of snow. It consumes and pervades their life. Americans have 500 words for "idiot".
...On a personal note: the why is answerable with my favourite joke.
The Inuit language has one hundred words for snow. They live in snow, their weather is snow, they build shelter out of snow. It consumes and pervades their life. Americans have 500 words for "idiot".
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Would you explain further? I think I get what you're saying when it comes to discrimination, but I haven't noticed empathy or justice losing their meanings.vofono7491 wrote: ↑ March 26th, 2024, 19:23I'm surprised this never dug into the (relatively) current rapid consumption of positive words (empathy, justice, discrimination, etc.). All of these used to mean something different and were absorbed. But the interesting thing is, none of them were replaced. We're developing fewer words for the positive traits in language.
"What it means to me" and the drive for participation trophy learning (ie everyone is a winner, nobody is wrong or loses as that would be hurtful) led to a serious amount of confusion over the years with people using definitions in a manner that suited them idiomatically. Then of course, there was the malicious uses driven to disrupt standards in meaningful communication.
We finally have confirmation: Rusty isrusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ October 20th, 2023, 20:14ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν Θεὸν ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.
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I'll try, but I tend to degrade pretty fast when trying to concrete things.WhiteShark wrote: ↑ March 26th, 2024, 19:29Would you explain further? I think I get what you're saying when it comes to discrimination, but I haven't noticed empathy or justice losing their meanings.
Empathy overlapped and replaced sympathy in the public meaning, then (or) it was used as a cudgel in the (now) standard "us vs them" system (to make the "us" (leftists in this case) look good to idiots (because people never read past the headlines, etc.)) and has been degraded away from it's original meaning.
Justice in our age is shifting to the definition of social justice. While the concept of "social justice" has been used as a political cudgel since at least 1941 (Lewis, Screwtape letters), it's only recently that different (loud) groups have achieved their own versions of justice, which is more important to them because it makes them feel special (and more important to their masters (not humans) because it keeps them loud).
Right, my head's foggy now. Good luck out there, be good.
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@Dead brought to my attention the other day the rising popularity of using is in relative clauses beginning with who, regardless of whom who is representing. For example,
✖ I respect you, who is very intelligent.
✔ I respect you, who are very intelligent.
I'm not sure how widespread this phenomenon is since I don't encounter it regularly, so I'm mostly taking Dead's word for it. He claims that this wouldn't be corrected even in a formal essay for school these days. The correct conjugation is, of course, the same as it would be for the person who represents: if representing the speaker (I), then am; if the listener (you), then are, and so on.
✖ I respect you, who is very intelligent.
✔ I respect you, who are very intelligent.
I'm not sure how widespread this phenomenon is since I don't encounter it regularly, so I'm mostly taking Dead's word for it. He claims that this wouldn't be corrected even in a formal essay for school these days. The correct conjugation is, of course, the same as it would be for the person who represents: if representing the speaker (I), then am; if the listener (you), then are, and so on.
whiteshark bussin fr he ate and left no scraps
He does like to defend OblivionHauberk wrote: ↑ March 26th, 2024, 19:38We finally have confirmation: Rusty isrusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ October 20th, 2023, 20:14ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν Θεὸν ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.
Fixed.WhiteShark wrote: ↑ March 26th, 2024, 19:49@Dead brought to my attention the other day the rising popularity of using is in relative clauses beginning with who, irregardless of whom who is representing. For example,
The modern lingua franca is dominated by the two groups who speak it the worst. Niggers and the english.
ayooooo y'all niggas ain't got shit on ebonics fr fr ong no cap i'm finna pop a cap in y'all folks right after a buss a nut in shawty NAWMSAYYIIIINNNN??!!
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Wat ting bro spouting blud?Manny V wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2024, 03:25ayooooo y'all niggas ain't got shit on ebonics fr fr ong no cap i'm finna pop a cap in y'all folks right after a buss a nut in shawty NAWMSAYYIIIINNNN??!!
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I leave this here for your viewing displeasure without further comment:
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WhiteShark wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2024, 17:11I leave this here for your viewing displeasure without further comment:
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Bruh. That's a big yikes from me, blud.WhiteShark wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2024, 17:11I leave this here for your viewing displeasure without further comment:
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WhiteShark wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2024, 17:11I leave this here for your viewing displeasure without further comment:
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Gatekeep
First used by social psychologist Kurt Lewin in 1943 with the Gate-keeping theory. Popularized on social media such as TikTok.
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There is propaganda mixed in there, mainly the "origin".WhiteShark wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2024, 17:11I leave this here for your viewing displeasure without further comment:
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But I have definitely seen some of that cancer used in youtube comments.
Also the notes:
surprised the list doesn't include cancer like "fire" and "lit" but I guess that is more recent, or they are scared that their voter base will burn themselves like this guy.
edit: nevermind actually it does contain "fire" and "lit", now my joke is ruined
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