(01-29-2024, 07:51 PM)EndtheMadnessNow Wrote: 8. Establish totalitarian regime to enslave the entire population.
LOL!
A bit hyperbolic don't you think and perhaps a bit triggered?
Is it stupid? Yes. The downfall of society? Probably not.
It's nothing new either and things have gradually been moving in this direction for quite a while. Language and its usage evolves and changes.
Mailman - letter carrier, postal worker
Chairman - chairperson
Policeman - police officer
Layman - lay person
Mankind - humankind
Waiter/Waitress - server
Fireman - fire fighter
Steward/Stewardess - flight attendant
I'm sure nobody ever has used any of these "new" terms? Better not or the sky might fall!
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.