Comment on Why is everyone so giddy about the flooding thay happened at burning man?

• JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  For who? I understood that when he called it a “tragedy,” it was heavily based on his POV and emotions at the time. That’s about as innocuous as it gets, and isn’t going to change anything across the world IMO.

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  • spongebue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    The word “literally” used to have a specific meaning, but now it annoyingly has the exact opposite meaning of its original. The word “pentultimate” was supposed to mean “second to last” but then it turned into “super-ultimate”

    No one anything changes the word… Until it does. It would be nice if words can keep their meaning without getting diluted so when you really need it, you have it.

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    • JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Yeap, I understand those sentiments, and am fairly picky about language myself.

      Still, in cases like these, I have to bow to the fact that language is and always was fluid & ever-changing. That, and the fact that we must pick our battles in life. *shrug*

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