We-- probably all of us-- are being trained in how to speak; what words to use so as to not offend the perpetually offended. It's not helpful.
I posted the above comment in reply to Elon Musk saying the Cybertruck is "Apocalypse-Level safe".
My reply was a joke- one I think Musk would have agreed with and appreciated if he had ever seen it (as far as I know he's never seen one of my posts, which seems normal).
That reply got me locked out of X for 7 days. Immediately, as soon as I hit "post". I had even censored myself by replacing the "o"s with zeros to avoid this very problem.
I noticed that when they sent me a copy of the offending tweet it looks like they put "o"s back in.
Now I'm angry that I censored myself at all. Ever.
As Orwell pointed out, you can control what people are able to think by controlling the language. Modern institutions and individuals are becoming so weak and pathetic they "need" to be protected from words that might make people think. Because you know it's not really government/corporations doing this without being pressured by weaklings to do it. You see it everywhere. It's automatic.
I rarely cuss-- I've told those around me that if I start cussing, they'd better start running the other direction. I do say things others find offensive. Pretty often. More offensive than mere cussing, apparently.
And when I say those things, it's often because I think they need to be said. Truth hurts. Censoring truth hurts worse.
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