• hdnsmbt@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    "Oh no, a bad word!

    Better cross it out so no-one thinks I’m using bad words.

    But not all the way, so everyone still knows what the bad word is but also recognises my attempt to save them from seeing a bad word!

    I’m such a good person (but also cool 😎)!"

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      2 months ago

      Apparently the reason people started doing this was because the algorithms would recognize the word and demote them on other sites, but a simple strike through or messy crossout would not get the same treatment. If it’s dumb but it works, it’s not dumb?

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      2 months ago

      Learn algospeek is humans already getting twisted by pretzels.

      That said we should have a better way to deal with racial slurs than ostracization.

      Because I might have never died before but I used to be a kid and we loved all the no no words. That means probably todays kids are hyperaware of them and I can’t think of a better way to perpetuate racist thoughts than to teach their words to all the kids via reverse psychology.

      Guess what I’m saying is that I rather the kids learn slurs in a safe space than behind the neighbour’s shed and come back preganement with brain racism !