Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 is out [LWN.net]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 is out

Posted Apr 12, 2018 4:45 UTC (Thu) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 is out by mattdm
Parent article: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 is out

I try to do the opposite. I insert "fake news" in contexts (especially political ones) where it's clear that it doesn't actually mean news. This way it can be eventually diluted to nothingness.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 is out

Posted Apr 12, 2018 15:58 UTC (Thu) by excors (subscriber, #95769) [Link]

I'm not sure that will have a positive effect. By intentionally using words wrongly in an attempt to make them meaningless, you'll make it appear more normal and acceptable for other people to misuse words disingenuously too. That will make it even harder to have rational arguments (which rely on mutual understanding of what you're actually saying), and will empower those who are not trying to be rational and who only care about the emotional response to their words. That is ungood.