• @[email protected]
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    374 months ago

    I see where you’re coming from, but if I tell you my name is Alex and you say “no,” - who is the asshole?

    Same if I tell you I like oreos and you tell me I’m lying.

    • @Mango
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      -364 months ago

      Yeah well nobody is trying to attach meaning to “Alex”.

        • @Mango
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          -284 months ago

          Which is none?

          • @Passerby6497
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            174 months ago

            “Names don’t have meaning” is an interesting argument.

            • @Mango
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              -174 months ago

              Go on then.

              • @[email protected]
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                84 months ago

                We’re waiting for you to finish your thoughts…

                Most people do so before having argumentative chats online.

                • @Mango
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                  -74 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.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    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.

                  • @zazo
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                    14 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