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Lavalamp too hot (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[+] -19 points 9 months ago (6 children)

To be clear using gendered pronouns on inanimate objects is the literal definition of anthropomorphization. So chill does not seem fair at all.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    And you're still fighting this windmill you claim you are so casual about...

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  • [+] -10 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Are you actually under the impression that one must be worked up about something to have a conversation about it? Also I never claimed to be casual, I just denied not being chill.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    To be clear using gendered pronouns on inanimate objects is the literal definition of anthropomorphization

    you really need to get over yourself. the universe does not revolve around you nor humans. the use of gendered pronouns on inanimate objects is not anthropomorphization.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    In some languages, all nouns are gendered, and it's impossible to refer to a noun without a gender. There is no "it", only (s)he.

    If you ever learn a language like that, you will make mistakes. If someone hears your mistake, hopefully they'll be more forgiving about it than you are.

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