There's a real tension worth examining here—the practice of mandating euphemisms over direct language. When institutions force us to say "unalive" instead of "kill," or similarly rebrand terminology across the board, it mirrors what Orwell warned about: language policing as a tool for thought control. Whether you align with every aspect of that critique or not, this particular mechanism—where certain words become prohibited and sanitized alternatives are imposed—raises genuine questions about censorship and the fluidity of acceptable speech. It's the kind of linguistic transformation that Web3 communities often flag when discussing decentralization and freedom of expression.
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DataPickledFish
· 01-10 00:56
That Orwellian stuff has really been overused... But to be fair, the term "unalive" is indeed ridiculous, it feels like an insult to our intelligence.
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Blockchainiac
· 01-10 00:56
NGL, this is a typical struggle for dominance... The era where institutions call the shots should come to an end.
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ContractExplorer
· 01-10 00:56
That part of Orwell really hit home. The institutional-controlled rhetoric is just a way to control how you think... Web3 needs to continue pushing this topic. Free expression should fundamentally be a basic right.
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SerLiquidated
· 01-10 00:53
NGL, Orwell's ideas are indeed vividly present now... The essence of forced word modification is to control how you think.
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MetaMaskVictim
· 01-10 00:51
Orwell's system is truly overwhelming... The feeling of having your power of speech controlled is so oppressive, ngl
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ChainMelonWatcher
· 01-10 00:36
This is a typical struggle for discourse power—whoever defines the vocabulary controls the narrative.
Orwell's ideas are now vividly in front of us... institutions forcibly whitewashing language, appearing grandiose on the surface but actually just controlling thought.
Web3 has always been advocating this; decentralization is also meant to break such monopolies.
There's a real tension worth examining here—the practice of mandating euphemisms over direct language. When institutions force us to say "unalive" instead of "kill," or similarly rebrand terminology across the board, it mirrors what Orwell warned about: language policing as a tool for thought control. Whether you align with every aspect of that critique or not, this particular mechanism—where certain words become prohibited and sanitized alternatives are imposed—raises genuine questions about censorship and the fluidity of acceptable speech. It's the kind of linguistic transformation that Web3 communities often flag when discussing decentralization and freedom of expression.