• mozz@mbin.grits.dev
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      5 months ago

      There is a particular type of propaganda account that likes to insert nonsense into the discourse, just to interfere with people who want to have reasonable discussions. This article has more about it – search for Peter Pomerantsev; he’s quoted in that talking about it.

      Of course I’m not saying the person you’re replying to is doing that. I for-real genuinely have no idea whether it’s that, or they’re just a person with some odd ideas about geopolitics, and anyway it would be illegal for me to make that type of speculation.

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              5 months ago

              If it’s against the RULES then that means someone inTENDS on WRONGing someone else, P Barnes.

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                Illegal specifically means against the law, not just against some private space’s set of rules.

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                  illegal - 1 of 2 - adjective

                  il·​le·​gal (ˌ)i(l)-ˈlē-gəl

                  : not according to or authorized by law : UNLAWFUL, ILLICIT

                  also : not sanctioned by official rules (as of a game)

                  -Merriam-Webster

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                    Using “illegal” when referring to gameplay is already pushing it. It would raise eyebrows. Expanding it to encompass any set of rules is simply wrong.