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Originally Posted by Yoda
Originally Posted by John McClane
Words don't matter. Our reactions to words matter.
You can't use words to say words don't matter. It's a self-defeating argument.
And our reactions are based on...what? What the words are intended to convey.
You can't use words to say words don't matter. It's a self-defeating argument.
You can't use words to say words don't matter. It's a self-defeating argument.
Either words matter, in which case caring about how they're used is reasonable, or they don't, in which case there's no force to calling something evil, and also no force to being told you need to "reprogram your emotional reaction."
Obviously words matter, and obviously using stark words to describe increasingly less stark things dilutes them and inures us to the things that actually qualify.
Obviously words matter, and obviously using stark words to describe increasingly less stark things dilutes them and inures us to the things that actually qualify.
Originally Posted by Sedai
Originally Posted by John McClane
Amazon pushes itself as being customer obsessed.
That, in and of itself, is evil.
Ok, now I will shut up.
That, in and of itself, is evil.
Ok, now I will shut up.
Customer obsession means all practical decisions (i.e. how much they pollute, etc.) take a back seat to whether or not it is improving the customer experience. Amazon is basically a crack dealer.
Any word that describes both delivering stuff to your door and Pol Pot is, perhaps, a little too broad to be useful.
Originally Posted by John McClane
Amazon pushes itself as being customer obsessed.
That, in and of itself, is evil.
Ok, now I will shut up.
That, in and of itself, is evil.
Ok, now I will shut up.