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hunter

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8. People are lazy. They start with a vague idea and go wherever the language takes them.

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:53 PM

Thursday

If autocomplete "sounds good" they take the path of least resistance.

There's little need for clumsy Orwellian Doublespeak when machines controlled by the oligarchs are subtly influencing the common language.

With time entire words and concepts could be removed from the language and eventually the minds of lazy writers.

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AI auto-complete may subtly shape views on social issues [View all] hunter Thursday OP

I hate auto complete Faux pas Thursday #1

This message was self-deleted by its author CentralMass Thursday #2

I only use it for the spell checking and that's it and I ignore it's suggestions otherwise. cstanleytech Thursday #3

Avoid auto complete. Aussie105 Thursday #4

People are lazy. They start with a vague idea and go wherever the language takes them. hunter Thursday #8

I can't seem to turn off autocomplete on my IOS jfz9580m Thursday #5

This an iPhone? canetoad Thursday #6

Thanks jfz9580m Thursday #7

Hey jfz canetoad Thursday #9