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  1. Comment on Spotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network in ~tech

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    Maybe this makes them look into advanced features such as copy-pasting and ctrl+f search.

    Maybe this makes them look into advanced features such as copy-pasting and ctrl+f search.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (July 2024) in ~health.mental

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    Very bad and I don't have money to fix it. It does quite frustrate me how everyone expected to have money to fix mental health problems.

    Very bad and I don't have money to fix it. It does quite frustrate me how everyone expected to have money to fix mental health problems.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on How do you feel about it/its pronouns? in ~lgbt

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    As someone who comes from a country where "it" is the default pronoun for a person, this discussion is interesting and revealing about different English-speaking communities. They/she/he is for...

    As someone who comes from a country where "it" is the default pronoun for a person, this discussion is interesting and revealing about different English-speaking communities. They/she/he is for pets and "it" for humans. I think "it" fits very well in a casual conversation style, promotes solidarity and focuses on more salient contexts.

    I think we are in the liminal threshold of possible pronoun expansion in English (at least in larger areas of the internet). I would be hesitant to call someone outside of a conversation "it" because of the dehumanizing connotation in the English language.

    I'm a bit curious about where the need for "it" pronouns rises in the English language. I could speculate a few reasons, but I would rather get something concrete.

    11 votes

  4. Comment on YouTube seems to once again be rolling out its widely hated new web redesign in ~tech

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    I like how I could quickly exhaust relevant information in a few seconds in the old interface. Check the sidebar, scroll a bit to see more and see the comments if the video works correctly. Now I...

    I like how I could quickly exhaust relevant information in a few seconds in the old interface. Check the sidebar, scroll a bit to see more and see the comments if the video works correctly.

    Now I have to scroll down, then click the comments, then scroll back up, glance at the comments and then click comments away.

    1 vote