• 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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            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.

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                    Something illegal is against the law or breaks the rules. If you’re reading this in jail, you’ve probably done something illegal, and if you’re not in jail, there’s plenty of time to obey the law.

                    You can use the adjective illegal to describe breaking the rules, as when you head-butt someone in a game. Acts that go against the law, such as robbing a bank, are also illegal. There is a wide range of things called illegal, from small acts to big ones, but no matter the seriousness, if it is against the law, it is illegal. This adjective also describes people who enter countries without official government approval, they are called “illegal immigrants” or “illegal aliens.”

                    Definitions of illegal

                    (adjective) prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

                    “an illegal chess move”

                    -Vocabulary.com

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                    Using “illegal” when referring to gameplay is already pushing it. It would raise eyebrows.

                    No, that’s normal. Illegal moves in chess, illegal actions in Magic or Yugioh, illegal strategies in football.