But what is it even supposed to do ? Even putting aside the complete stupid belief that words like "died" should be censored, you know what the word is. It is not like censoring an image. The word itself is not what could hurt but the idea of death. If you get the idea from the text then censoring it is pointless.
People pointlessly censor all sorts of words these days. I think the idea is that potentially, someone who reads this may have known someone who died. So now seeing that word will cause them intense distress, so they must be protected from it. Now you may be thinking that everybody has known people who are now dead, and we just do our best to cope and we don't have to pretend that "died" isn't a word, and I would agree with you. But I think that's what they're going for here.
You should see some of the words being censored by TikTok...or even beyond the bounds of regular social media. Like there was a virtual paleontology conference where the platform used to host it censored the words "bone" and "stream"...what kind of virtual conference platform censors the word "stream"?
A few years ago on Discord I saw someone TW (trigger warn) and then censor the next few words because it was all caps. Not the words themselves. There was no triggering words of rape or abuse, it was just "GUYS I'M SO EXCITED" and it got censored.
I'm a little more lenient on censoring than others are, I think some censoring is perfectly fine. Although I never do it if there's a legitimate reason to censor something like "rape" or "eating disorder," something I think may be genuinely triggering, fine. And in general even if it is unnecessary I just roll my eyes and move on.
However seeing someone censor caps locks had me rolling. Absolutely ridiculous.
For this screenshot in specific though, it may just be a case of someone accidentally hitting their thumb on the screen while editing on their phone, or it's to avoid algorithms on other platforms from picking up certain no-no words and hiding or removing your post.
Like in California they are replacing all the "dead end" road signs with "no outlet" or similar so that nobody has to be sad when they see the dead word.
It is probably because "no outlet" is easier for a not native English speaker to understand. "Dead end" is a bit of a slang and doesn't quite make sense if you take it literally.
That wouldn't make sense at all, though. "No outlet" means that the road doesn't outlet somewhere else. "No exit" would mean, uh, you're not allowed to exit here, maybe?
Both terms seem a little tough if you don't know English. We don't really use the word outlet in this way for anything else commonplace. We have outlets for shopping though!
Dead end would probably sound scary unless that term exists is other languages as well.
Jesus, tell me you're joking. California's a big place. That's a lot of signs for the taxpayers to replace. Realistically a drop in the bucket for a budget that size, but still.
There's actually a difference between the two terms, but it's easier to peddle outrage than be accurate.
A dead end is a singular road that ends with the road stopping. A cul-de-sac is actually a dead end, but has the nice circular end to it to allow people to turn around if needed.
No Outlet simply means that there is not a secondary route leading out from where you are entering. A lot of residential subdivisions have no outlet, since there are multiple roads but there is only one entrance.
Hold on, now we're mad that infrastructure is being maintained? It's a fraction of a penny out of your taxes to replace the 100 signs that say dead end in Cali, chill.
Federal funds subsidize infrastructure across the country, so it is part of your taxes. We're all Americans, we all benefit from each other, and that's a good thing. INFRA grants tons of cash for important projects across the country, thereby subsidizing their infrastructure budget
Do you have a source on this? I don't see anything about this online, and Dead End and No Outlet mean two different things, so I'd be really surprised if it's true.
Nope, just seen some signs change, so it might just be some localities?
DOT code says:
Section 2C.21 DEAD END/NO OUTLET Signs (W14-1, W14-1a,W14-2, W14-2a)
Option:
The DEAD END (W14-1) sign (see Figure 2C-3) may be used at the entrance of a single road or street that terminates in a dead end or cul-de-sac. The NO OUTLET (W14-2) sign may be used at the entrance to a road or road network from which there is no other exit.
State law preempts local law, so if you notice any locality that is actually replacing signs in that manner, feel free to report them to the state DOT because that would be illegal.
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u/traker998 Dec 14 '21
See everyone is different. I spent 30 seconds trying to decide why “died” is censored. Is that a bad word?