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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
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"Means poisonous .
Since when was any mishap or habit toxic and not simply harmful or unhealthy?"
Poisonous is synonymous with harmful. Plus the English language allows us to use words to describe and illustrate our meaning, to say a situation is toxic can mean its poisoning the people in it and does so in a more crystallised and gripping way than saying it’s merely harmful. If you restrict people’s ability to use our language to conjure feeling and emotional grip then you might as well sit down and dumb down Shakespeare to the merely literal. What a bland and boring life that would entail. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Words can mean many different things to different people."
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers? |
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?"
What about the story of the girl who asked a poll of online people to yes or no as to whether she committed suicide? They voted yes and she did. Can’t get more toxic than that. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?"
Insidious Internet? a subtle creeping danger lurking within our screens |
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By *cgkcCouple
over a year ago
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?"
If I stood naked in front of you and said 'get yer chops around this meat and two veg' you'd likely react differently then if I passed you a roast dinner and said the same. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?
What about the story of the girl who asked a poll of online people to yes or no as to whether she committed suicide? They voted yes and she did. Can’t get more toxic than that. "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?"
Maybe there's a reason that no one uses the phrase "toxic Internet use"? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Means poisonous .
Since when was any mishap or habit toxic and not simply harmful or unhealthy?
Poisonous is synonymous with harmful. Plus the English language allows us to use words to describe and illustrate our meaning, to say a situation is toxic can mean its poisoning the people in it and does so in a more crystallised and gripping way than saying it’s merely harmful. If you restrict people’s ability to use our language to conjure feeling and emotional grip then you might as well sit down and dumb down Shakespeare to the merely literal. What a bland and boring life that would entail. "
I wouldn't restrict. English teachers stress guidelines. We all know American and corporate speak les it's way into language that ultimately many find irritating. Words from the street are more telling. I don't hear many kids describe their supposed bad habits as 'toxic'. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?
What about the story of the girl who asked a poll of online people to yes or no as to whether she committed suicide? They voted yes and she did. Can’t get more toxic than that. "
Dont think toxic even comes close to describing those who would suggest anyone take their own life.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?
If I stood naked in front of you and said 'get yer chops around this meat and two veg' you'd likely react differently then if I passed you a roast dinner and said the same. "
I'd set the dog on it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?
What about the story of the girl who asked a poll of online people to yes or no as to whether she committed suicide? They voted yes and she did. Can’t get more toxic than that.
Dont think toxic even comes close to describing those who would suggest anyone take their own life.
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More like putrid  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?
What about the story of the girl who asked a poll of online people to yes or no as to whether she committed suicide? They voted yes and she did. Can’t get more toxic than that. "
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
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"Means poisonous .
Since when was any mishap or habit toxic and not simply harmful or unhealthy?
Poisonous is synonymous with harmful. Plus the English language allows us to use words to describe and illustrate our meaning, to say a situation is toxic can mean its poisoning the people in it and does so in a more crystallised and gripping way than saying it’s merely harmful. If you restrict people’s ability to use our language to conjure feeling and emotional grip then you might as well sit down and dumb down Shakespeare to the merely literal. What a bland and boring life that would entail.
I wouldn't restrict. English teachers stress guidelines. We all know American and corporate speak les it's way into language that ultimately many find irritating. Words from the street are more telling. I don't hear many kids describe their supposed bad habits as 'toxic'."
Maybe it’s all Britney’s fault?  |
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?
What about the story of the girl who asked a poll of online people to yes or no as to whether she committed suicide? They voted yes and she did. Can’t get more toxic than that.
Dont think toxic even comes close to describing those who would suggest anyone take their own life.
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Sadly many probably didn’t think about the impact of their words at all. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Words can mean many different things to different people.
Indeed but if say being on the internet too much is now 'toxic' then things that are actually toxic to humans would need another stronger word to stress the dangers?
What about the story of the girl who asked a poll of online people to yes or no as to whether she committed suicide? They voted yes and she did. Can’t get more toxic than that.
Dont think toxic even comes close to describing those who would suggest anyone take their own life.
Sadly many probably didn’t think about the impact of their words at all. "
Or not until too late.
Wonder if they have any understanding of how they contributed to the loss of a girl who may have changed the world, and parents and family who have to live with that loss....
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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
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Sadly many probably didn’t think about the impact of their words at all. "
It's a persistent human weakness, failing to understand the impact of your actions on others.
"O wad some Power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us!"
- Robert Burns
( Oh would some Power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us.) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Means poisonous .
Since when was any mishap or habit toxic and not simply harmful or unhealthy?
Poisonous is synonymous with harmful. Plus the English language allows us to use words to describe and illustrate our meaning, to say a situation is toxic can mean its poisoning the people in it and does so in a more crystallised and gripping way than saying it’s merely harmful. If you restrict people’s ability to use our language to conjure feeling and emotional grip then you might as well sit down and dumb down Shakespeare to the merely literal. What a bland and boring life that would entail. "
You beautiful person you |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Means poisonous .
Since when was any mishap or habit toxic and not simply harmful or unhealthy?
Poisonous is synonymous with harmful. Plus the English language allows us to use words to describe and illustrate our meaning, to say a situation is toxic can mean its poisoning the people in it and does so in a more crystallised and gripping way than saying it’s merely harmful. If you restrict people’s ability to use our language to conjure feeling and emotional grip then you might as well sit down and dumb down Shakespeare to the merely literal. What a bland and boring life that would entail.
You beautiful person you "
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