Great read. I did a project for one of my Junior levels on graphene and the unfortunate impossibility of using it due to the properties when you stack it. I never even looked into this magic angle that the article describes. Super cool for the future of computing.
odinthegreat
joined 3 years ago
I understand the perspective of slurs being used in a reclaimed context. However I used to be an admin for a relatively large multiplayer MILSIM game and I can tell you right now that perspective falls apart the moment trashy people get their hands on it. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the excuse "but I am black" or "but I am gay" in an attempt to defend what is clearly a statement meant to harm a specific minority group.
This isn't to say I don't understand where you are coming from because I do but I don't think that the internet is really a place that can be a safe space for people to anonymously use reclaimed words no matter the context. You would be surprised how many people may infiltrate a space just to get a pass to say slurs.
I don't. I use Lemmy and Reddit alongside eachother