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[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I have literally never heard a smart person ever say "degenerate" unless to refer to the fact the word originates from Nazi Germany.

::: spoiler spoiler (not in the mathematical context, smartass. When used to refer to things in a negative connotation. They're the ones who pioneered that)