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Musk antigens are caused by exposure (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by FauxPseudo@lemmy.world to c/political_weirdos@lemmy.world

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 month ago

Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The quotes around “people” speak volumes lol

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because it's using people the plural to refer to a singular person?

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, because (to me) it implies that Trump isn’t a person.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah. English does allow for that interpretation. But it's more problematic than doing a plural for singular substitution. Echos of dehumanization that allows for atrocities. My intent was way less problematic.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

Echos of dehumanization that allows for atrocities.

I thought of dehumanization immediately after I replied. I didn’t think you meant anything in a horrible way.