• YeetPics@mander.xyz
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    3 months ago

    We’re waiting for you to finish your thoughts…

    Most people do so before having argumentative chats online.

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      3 months ago

      You’re claiming names have meaning. Back yourself up. I’ve got no burden of proof. They’re literally arbitrary placeholders for identity.

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        3 months ago
        1. I’m not the guy you were trying to argue with.

        2. I never made a counterclaim to your statement that ‘names don’t have meaning’. You still have the burden of proof for YOUR claim.

        3. we are STILL waiting for you to finish your thought. You’ve really dug yourself a deep hole here, fella.

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        3 months ago

        Uhm - most names have a meaning even if we don’t really consider it nowadays - like Alex (short for Alexander) comes from the Greek Alexandros meaning “defending men,” from alexein “to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away, defend, protect” + anēr (genitive andros) “man” (from PIE root *ner- (2) “man”) - so most names have a meaning - and you could argue that over time pronouns will lose their meaning like names and will just be a shorthand for self-identification - but I don’t see how that’s any worse/different