>Taking on the title of hacker isn't some prestigious achievement, it's a self-aggrandizing social signal for tech hipsters.
This forum is called "Hacker's news" for a reason. And that reason predates "tech hipsters" by 40+ years. It's not an achievement, I'll give you that. But it IS a culture, and that culture doesn't take self-censorship and puritan values very well...
>Beyond that, every caliber of individual can be upset by 'mere words', including yourself.
Being upset when some words are targeted at you or at people you do not think deserve such treatment is normal. It's being upset just because of the use of words that's prudish and bad.
"that reason predates "tech hipsters" by 40+ years"
"it IS a culture, and that culture doesn't take self-censorship and puritan values very well..."
These days, the title of 'hacker' is akin to the title 'patriot': everybody knows what a real one looks like and they're all too happy to monkey patch their own arbitrary components into the definition. Last I heard, there is no general stance regarding self-censorship in the hacker community.
Also, I think its an impressive type conversion for you to cast what is commonly described as overzealous liberalism to puritanical religiosity. There is nothing puritanical about respecting the sensitivities of sexual assault victims.
>Also, I think its an impressive type conversion for you to cast what is commonly described as overzealous liberalism to puritanical religiosity.
Well, I don't consider it that impressive.
Political correctness is just one method the liberals found to maintain the puritanical religiosity of their past. Just the secullar side to the same coin.
You cannot get puritanism out that easily, you just divert it from religious thinking to other endeavours.
We have the same kind of conversions in Europe too -- not to mention that it's a kind of well discussed topic in literature and psychology.
When those words can cause traumatic flashbacks for certain people, I think it is absolutely justified to be upset by their usage, regardless of how they are "targeted". This is not about "puritan values" it's about making an effort understanding the emotions of trauma victims.
This forum is called "Hacker's news" for a reason. And that reason predates "tech hipsters" by 40+ years. It's not an achievement, I'll give you that. But it IS a culture, and that culture doesn't take self-censorship and puritan values very well...
>Beyond that, every caliber of individual can be upset by 'mere words', including yourself.
Being upset when some words are targeted at you or at people you do not think deserve such treatment is normal. It's being upset just because of the use of words that's prudish and bad.