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I'm assuming you meant to write ableist, in which case, how is the above comment ableist?

I had to read it several times to get it, but I think they’re referring to “dumb” which could also refer to people who can’t speak.

The funny thing about this is that I simply read “dumb” as “stupid” and didn’t make any connection to being mute - but thanks to the earlier comment I’ve now made the association. So, well done policing the discourse, I guess?

edited, thank you.

To answer your question, adjectives related to intelligence are ableist in origin. I don't think this needs to be explained and it's not my job to educate you or anyone else on this forum.

There should be a word for the driveby condemnation (ooh we could call it that) that is "what you said is unethical but it's not my job to tell you how".

I doubt driveby condemnation will convince many people.

I mean, that's a fair point. I just feel this sort of dialogue is disrespectful to the engineers who actually build the stuff the grandparent commenter is complaining about.

moot since the comment itself is dead/flagged but if you're calling people idiots, show me your credentials.

Yeah, I agree with you on that, I've just heard the "it's not my job to educate you" point (you're right, it's not) before, and I've noticed it only tends to make the conversation worse.

I think that's because without the explanation it's more or less name-calling, since the accused doesn't know what they did wrong.

If you are going to call someone out, why not try to make it educational?

It's offensive to idiots.

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