Can crimes be discussed literally? makes a short case that when you straightforwardly describe misbehavior and wrongdoing, people commonly criticize the language you use, reading it as an attempt to build a coalition to attack the parties you’re talking about. At the time I didn’t think that this was my experience, and thought the post was probably wrong and confused. I don’t remember when I changed my mind, but nowadays I’m much more aware of requests on me to not talk about what a person or group has done or is doing. I find myself the subject of such requests quite a lot, and I think past versions of myself would have thought these requests reasonable. Anyway, my point is this post was right about something important, so I give is a +4.
I’m interested in hearing more about experiences you’ve had (perhaps in vague terms, if need be?). I’m a bit surprised that you didn’t resonate with this when first reading the post.
Can crimes be discussed literally? makes a short case that when you straightforwardly describe misbehavior and wrongdoing, people commonly criticize the language you use, reading it as an attempt to build a coalition to attack the parties you’re talking about. At the time I didn’t think that this was my experience, and thought the post was probably wrong and confused. I don’t remember when I changed my mind, but nowadays I’m much more aware of requests on me to not talk about what a person or group has done or is doing. I find myself the subject of such requests quite a lot, and I think past versions of myself would have thought these requests reasonable. Anyway, my point is this post was right about something important, so I give is a +4.
(This review is taken from my post Ben Pace’s Controversial Picks for the 2020 Review.)
I’m interested in hearing more about experiences you’ve had (perhaps in vague terms, if need be?). I’m a bit surprised that you didn’t resonate with this when first reading the post.