Post #4155604

@juliank@mastodon.social as soon as you replace all euphemisms and obfuscation language with normal words, you’ll be terrified by what you’re saying. A euphemism is a mild or indirect word used in place of a harsh, offensive, or blunt term. While euphemisms can be polite, they often function as linguistic obfuscation—softening reality to make something bad seem less severe, evade responsibility, or manipulate perception. https://www.skool.com/the-stoic-forge/euphemism-as-obfuscation-softening-language-to-hide-the-truth «we have a moral imperative» – we want to be able to simply ignore your opinion and «llm» = centralized proprietary services based on ml/llm that ignore copyright and privacy, centralize power and money in the hands of a few bigtech players, endanger social balance, education, threaten to destabilize entire global economy, add to ecology threats, etc. «I don’t personally buy into the copyright aspect much» – i don’t care if people consent or get paid for their work «exploit free and heavily subsidized tracks financed by loads of venture capitalist money» – participate in rent & extraction scheme «creates other moral conundrums» – is immoral Why euphemistic obfuscation is dangerous Moral numbing – Makes atrocities sound acceptable.Accountability evasion – Lets powerful people avoid blame.Manipulates consent – Tricks people into supporting harmful policies.Distorts reality – Replaces truth with comfortable illusions. https://www.skool.com/the-stoic-forge/euphemism-as-obfuscation-softening-language-to-hide-the-truth #llm