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Wording matters. We should want people to listen and join. This has been making the rounds without a great deal of backlash. (50501.chat)

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Originally Posted By u/NotYourUsualSuspects At 2025-03-27 01:02:51 PM | Source

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[–] Zendegy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hmmm. I think it is potentially very off-putting to use phrases like "you're angry at...", and "you've been taught...' It smacks of us telling them what they think and has that very quality of knowingness that these folks find such a turn off. I think we could turn to cult de programmers for advice on how to approach them